Oregon's Cliff Harris to fight latest traffic citations
On a day Oregon coach Chip Kelly said he was “very disappointed” about Cliff Harris’ latest traffic violations, the embattled cornerback’s father said he sees reason enough to contest some of the charges.
Harris was suspended by Kelly on Monday evening several hours after being cited by Eugene police for driving with a suspended license, driving uninsured and failure to wear a seat belt. He missed practice Tuesday and could be in line to miss Saturday’s home game against Washington State, which would be the second game Harris missed this season because of a suspension stemming from traffic violations.
Harris missed the season opener against LSU after being pulled over for excessive speeding in June, which turned out to be only the latest in a long line of traffic offenses in California and Oregon since 2009. But Harris paid thousands of dollars in fines with help from his family, and his license is no longer suspended in California, said the player’s father, also Cliff Harris.
The elder Harris said the family has paperwork showing that the suspension was to be lifted in Oregon after a 60-day period, which has passed. Harris’ father also said the family can produce proof of insurance for the car Harris was driving Monday.
The family is seeking legal advice in hopes of addressing the charges of driving with a suspended license and driving uninsured.
“We’ll see how it plays out from there,” Harris’ father said.
In the meantime, Harris is serving an indefinite suspension. Kelly declined to comment on any other specifics, saying he was still gathering all the facts of the case.
Meanwhile, the seventh-ranked Oregon football team on Tuesday went about continuing its preparations for facing the Cougars, without Harris.
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