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Officer Walker is driving down the roadway when he sees a vehicle run a red light long after the light turned red. Officer Walker has

Officer Walker is driving down the roadway when he sees a vehicle run a red light long after the light turned red. Officer Walker has to wait several seconds to merge safely into traffic, at which time he temporarily loses sight of the suspect's vehicle. After several seconds, he locates what he believes to be the suspect's vehicle and initiates a traffic stop. Upon contact with the vehicle, the driver tells Officer Walker that he did not run the light and that he came from a different direction than what Officer Walker describes. Officer Walker begins to wonder if he stopped the incorrect vehicle. How should Officer Walker handle this situation? WHAT IS THE LEAST APPROPRIATE RESPONSE? A. Officer Walker should let the driver go without issuing a ticket only if he can confirm that the driver has not had any other tickets for running red lights. B. Officer Walker should issue the driver a ticket knowing that the driver will have their time in court to plead their case. C. Officer Walker should question the driver for several minutes and only allow the driver to go without a ticket if the driver has a passenger in the car who will confirm his story. D. Officer Walker should let the driver go if he is not absolutely certain that the driver of the vehicle was the car that he observed running the red light

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