“But why was she blocking the drive thru?”
According to what the Mayor said on TV the cop approached her because he thought she was illegally parked. Not because she was blocking anyone. The cop had moved his car right behind her car. She could not move forward and could not move backward without hitting his car.
Its my guess that she lost control and said things she regrets. We’ve all done that. I’m guessing the cop is regretting iniating this incident by honking, waving and yelling her for illegally parking in a place where she was legally parked.
Reading isn’t that hard
Officer Matthew Parco was behind Merola in line and had received his drink; he asked her to move up so he could get around her but she didn’t respond