She said she violated the minimum age for driving the cart. Also, it sounds like they were heading back to a bungalow, which could have meant they were driving on the street—didn’t the story say it was a two block drive?
If it was on private land AND there was no prohibition on cart driving age, then there wouldn’t have been an issue.
Is it okay for me to put you at risk of a lawsuit because I want to ignore your prohibition?
There’s a big difference between a statutory age requirement for driving a cart and a prohibition on it for insurance purposes.
“She said she violated the minimum age for driving the cart.”
Fair enough, but I still think the reaction by the cops was excessive. A quick citation would have done the trick.
Now, maybe there’s more to the story, and I’m reasoning with incomplete data. Happens often with stories like these.