Charges against Givens dropped
Charges were dismissed against Robin Givens after three Miami police officers failed to show up for her traffic court trial for running over an elderly pedestrian’s leg.
Givens, a star of the 1980s TV comedy “Head of the Class” and the ex-wife of boxer Mike Tyson, struck Maria Antonia Alcover as she was about to step onto the sidewalk after crossing a busy street Jan. 28, police said.
Givens was ticketed for failing to use due care with a pedestrian in the crosswalk, an offense carrying a fine of less than $70. The charge was dropped when the officers didn’t come to court Monday.
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