Cops say it was a cellphone. But this driver hired a lawyer to prove it was a hash brown.

The man apparently hired a $1,000 attorney to contest the $300 citation.

A Connecticut man is doubling down on his deep-fried defense after he was ticketed for distracted driving last year, recently telling localJason Stiber’s argument is as straightforward as it is tasty: The officer who pulled him over on April 11 mistook the McDonald’s hash brown he was eating for a cellphone.

Thygerson declined to confirm reports about the cost of his services but said he’s had a “boatload of clients that have elected to fight the hard fight because they believe they are right, rather than take the path of least resistance and pay a fine.” Thygerson argued that Stiber’s lip movement was “consistent with chewing” the hash brown he’d ordered at McDonald’s moments earlier. Phone records show that Stiber was not having a conversation at the time he was pulled over, Thygerson said. His client’s car also has Bluetooth capabilities that allow him to talk without holding his phone.

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