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Originally Posted by meeera
The charge isn't "drinking water in a stationary vehicle", it's failing to be in charge of the vehicle. Often in this sort of story there is a lot more to it. Did she have both hands off the wheel at the same time? Was she failing to pay attention to what was going on around her?
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Unfortunately, as I say, I'm not able to find an account of the court case. Perhaps she just paid the fine in the end. But this makes the point that even when your vehicle is stationary, you're required to be in full control of it, not drinking water, fiddling with the radio, etc.