Who Is Earledreka White? Black Woman Calls 911 During Traffic Stop Asking For Backup [Video]
A video showing a black woman, Earledreka White, calling 911 dispatchers in Texas to plead for another officer to come to her own traffic stop before being roughly handled by the officer at the scene has been released, drawing comparisons to the treatment of Sandra Bland at a similar traffic stop last year. Bland, who was arrested, was later found dead in her jail cell.
White, a 28-year-old social worker, called 911 during a March traffic stop citing fear for her life. In the video, released this week by White’s lawyer, she can be heard pleading for backup.