A Connecticut cop was fired after he was caught on camera ruthlessly berating a driver while directing traffic last month.
James Hinkle, a former Waterbury police officer, lost his cool while directing traffic on Dec. 13 after a woman driving an SUV plowed through an intersection, despite being directed to stop by the fired officer, footage of the confrontation provided by the department shows.
Hinkle, who was canned Monday following an internal probe, accused the driver of trying to run him over.
The driver of the SUV kept moving forward until Hinkle – on foot and leaving his post – caught up to her and demanded she pull over to the side of the road and then to a parking lot, Hinkle’s body camera footage indicated.
“Pull over god damnit!” Hinkle can be heard shouting. “I’m not repeating myself.”
Once the woman was in the parking lot, the officer began to shout at her as she profusely apologized and said she didn’t realize she was supposed to stop, according to the footage. She told him she was on her way to Target.
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