Tyreek Hill cited for careless driving in detainment fracas, Miami police ID officer placed on leave

Miami-Dade County Police on Tuesday identified the officer placed on leave following the detainment of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill over alleged careless driving and failure to wear a seatbelt.

Danny Torres, a 27-year veteran, has been taken off the streets and placed on administrative duty as the department’s internal affairs investigators probe the matter, police said in a statement to NBC News.

An attorney for Torres could not be immediately reached for comment on Tuesday.

Hill was accused of the violations that carry penalties of $179 for careless driving and $129 for failing to wear a seat belt, copies of the tickets showed.

The alleged violations took place Sunday at about 10:40 a.m. on westbound Northwest 199 Street while Hill was behind the wheel of a 2018 black McLaren, the citations showed.

The traffic stop was in the shadow of Hard Rock Stadium, with police bodycams and fans with cell phones capturing the moment Hill was handcuffed and placed face down on the pavement.

The Dolphins have decried the detainment of their star wideout, calling it "despicable behavior" and a use of "misguided power.”

Both citations were signed by an officer “M. Batista” with badge No. 9771.

Hill told NBC News on Monday that he as wearing his seatbelt while driving and then took it off as he was being pulled over.

The player said he was being cooperative and accused police of overreacting.

"It just went from 0 to 60, man, from the moment that those guys pulled up behind me, knocked on my window, it went from 0 to 60 immediately," said Hill, adding that he called team security officials from the car during this pullover.