NEW DUNSLEE, Wilkonshire--Federal Sen. John R. Agnew, a Conservative from Wilkonshire, is apologizing after receiving a speeding ticket last weekend.
The 66-year-old senator was driving northbound on NR-1 just south of New Dunslee, in northeastern Wilkonshire, when he was pulled over by a Wilkonshire Highway Patrol officer.
The officer gave Agnew a citation for driving 80 mph in a 70 mph zone.
The New Dunslee Dispatch first reported the citation on Friday, after police records for Halsley County were released.
Agnew released a statement Friday afternoon after the story broke.
"Last weekend, I was driving with my wife up to the Emerald Peaks to spend the holiday, and was pulled over by a highway patrolman in Wilkonshire and cited for speeding 10 mph over the speed limit. I admitted my wrong-doing at the time, and do not contest the charges. I apologize to my constituents for inadvertently disobeying the speed limit, and I will pay the $82 fine without dissent."
Though cited for only 10 mph over the speed limit, the patrolman actually clocked Agnew at 83 mph, but decided to only cite him for 10 over, to avoid a more expensive traffic fine.
Wilkonshire Highway Patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Christie Hammer told the Dispatch that officers are allowed to reduce a ticket, even if the driver is caught going faster.
"In this case, the officer in question was within his bounds by lowering the ticket to only 10 mph over. That is up to the individual officer's discretion, and in this case, the officer chose to lower that for Mr. Agnew. It has nothing to do with special treatment, our officers do this sort of thing for people every day," Hammer said.
Agnew has been a senator since 2008, and before that served briefly as governor of Wilkonshire. Prior to that, he was the Federal Attorney General under President Daniel Byelle.
The 66-year-old senator was driving northbound on NR-1 just south of New Dunslee, in northeastern Wilkonshire, when he was pulled over by a Wilkonshire Highway Patrol officer.
The officer gave Agnew a citation for driving 80 mph in a 70 mph zone.
The New Dunslee Dispatch first reported the citation on Friday, after police records for Halsley County were released.
Agnew released a statement Friday afternoon after the story broke.
"Last weekend, I was driving with my wife up to the Emerald Peaks to spend the holiday, and was pulled over by a highway patrolman in Wilkonshire and cited for speeding 10 mph over the speed limit. I admitted my wrong-doing at the time, and do not contest the charges. I apologize to my constituents for inadvertently disobeying the speed limit, and I will pay the $82 fine without dissent."
Though cited for only 10 mph over the speed limit, the patrolman actually clocked Agnew at 83 mph, but decided to only cite him for 10 over, to avoid a more expensive traffic fine.
Wilkonshire Highway Patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Christie Hammer told the Dispatch that officers are allowed to reduce a ticket, even if the driver is caught going faster.
"In this case, the officer in question was within his bounds by lowering the ticket to only 10 mph over. That is up to the individual officer's discretion, and in this case, the officer chose to lower that for Mr. Agnew. It has nothing to do with special treatment, our officers do this sort of thing for people every day," Hammer said.
Agnew has been a senator since 2008, and before that served briefly as governor of Wilkonshire. Prior to that, he was the Federal Attorney General under President Daniel Byelle.
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