A woman from East Haven is suing a police officer from the town on the basis of age discrimination.
Virginia Klump, aged 74, of East Haven, is suing police officer Robert S. Brockett over an incident which happened in the Shop Rite parking lot on Foxon Road in February.
The lawsuit alleges Brockett accused Klump of hitting a car with her vehicle in the parking lot on February 24 and then took her license and refused to give it back to her which her lawyers say was due to age discrimination.
Klump maintains she had not hit a car and asked Brockett show her the damage she was supposed to have caused, but Brockett had already told the driver to leave. Klump then asked to see video footage which Brockett looked at but would not allow her to see it. He then agreed that she had not hit another vehicle but still kept her license. Klump then spent several weeks without a license which has only recently been reissued.
The lawsuit states that Klump had an impeccable driving record and was in good health.
A spokesperson for the state Department of Motor Vehicles said that license suspensions are not given by law enforcement but are handed down by the state. He said that an officer would only take a driving license due to a medical issue or if the license was suspended.
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