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Minnesota Vikings Rookie Said Dog Emergency Led to Ticket for Going 140 MPH

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Vikings first-round draft pick Jordan Addison told the state trooper who clocked him going 140 mph in a 55 mph zone last week that he was speeding because of an emergency involving his dog. …

Florida Sheriff Asks for Ticket After Getting Caught Speeding

A Florida sheriff asked to be ticketed after a deputy pulled him over for speeding in his unmarked car. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood tells The Daytona Beach News-Journal he wanted “to set an example” for his agency. The new …

No Guns for Some Pennsylvania Police, Radar Guns That Is

Jeff Streeter, chief of the Lone Tree Police Department in Colorado, was surprised to learn of a longtime tradition followed by local police in Pennsylvania. So were Brian Bossio, public information officer for the Stuart Police Department in Florida; Pat …

Washington Man Gets $1,103 Speeding Ticket in Oregon

A Washington state man has a hefty speeding ticket to pay after getting clocked at 130 mph on his new motorcycle in central Oregon. Sixty-one-year-old Gregory Zaser, of the wealthy Lake Washington enclave of Medina, east of Seattle, told the …

Florida Leads States in Ticketing Speeding Drivers: Study

Speeding drivers are more likely to get ticketed in the Sunshine State than in any other state, according to a new study from CarInsuranceQuotes.com, an auto insurance services provider.In 2011, Florida police handed out 17,995 non-criminal traffic citations for speeding …