We're good. And I guess it just didn't fly that day." Bottone said she had previously driven in an HOV lane while pregnant with her other two kids, but this was the first time she had been stopped.

Brandy Bottone is preparing to contest an HOV lane violation based on her pregnancy status. She says she believes that under the new Texas abortion law, her fetus should count as a second passenger.

US Pregnant mother in Texas sparks legal debate in claiming unborn child should allow HOV travel in post-Roe era Brandy Bottone was 34 weeks pregnant at the time she was pulled over on June 29 ...