Well, some people are just stupid. There is nothing you can do about it. On another note, the story smells like a hoax.
Who else thinks people should sit a personality test before being allowed to phone the emergency services?
Yahoo news? Please. Yahoo news makes the National Inquirer look legitimate in comparison. https://news.yahoo.com/politics/
"Police ultimately caught up with Evans and instructed him to put his temporary license plate to a more visible spot. ".......................and she called the police?