I was in jail and regularly saw where people were caught in traffic stops and gave their siblings name. They were allowed to leave, but later an arrest warrant was put out and the sibling was arrested. I was actually in court three times when I saw this come up, so it must happen much more frequently than that.
so the name doesn't match their driver license? Or they're driving without one? I would imagine a cop just taking the name on face value seems negligent.
I have to assume they told the cop that pulled them over that they didn't have their license on them (even if they did). And when the cop ran their name their picture looked similar enough (and maybe the name even matched the owner of the vehicle).
Each time I saw this come up the defendants had spent 2-3 days in the jail before they got a hearing. I can't imagine how pissed I would be. The first few days in jail are the absolute worst. Imagine trying to tell all the jail staff that they've got the wrong person? Oh, how they'd laugh...
