By Leah Mcdonald For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:42 GMT, 26 February 2019 | Updated: 19:42 GMT, 26 February 2019
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A Connecticut man has challenged a ticket he was issued for distracted driving and argued that the police officer mistook his hash brown for a cell phone.
Jason Stiber stopped at McDonald's on his way to work and says he was eating a hash brown that was mistaken for a cellphone.
He was pulled over in Westport on April 11 last year for allegedly driving while talking on his mobile phone and was issued with a $300 fine.
Jason Stiber (left) has challenged a ticket he was issued for distracted driving and argued that the police officer mistook his hash brown for a cell phone. He is seen here with his attorney John Thygerson (right)
Stiber stopped at McDonald's on his way to work and says he was eating a hash brown (right) that the police officer apparently mistook for a cellphone (right)
Stiber, 45, claims that Westport Police Department Cpl. Shawn Wong mixed up his
