On a side note, whenever I see a cop following me I pull off at the first opportunity. The reasons are many. It just prevents the type of stuff happening that happened to this family. It forces the cops hand too soon and they usually just drive on by as you pull off.
Careful, they can try to say they thought you were evading them and use that as probable cause.
“On a side note, whenever I see a cop following me I pull off at the first opportunity.”
I’ve done that before too.
If a cop pulls you over and asks you if you know why he pulled you over the best thing to say is “I think I’ll have to let you tell me.”