Vikings Adrian Peterson Does 109 mph, Cop Gives 'Routine' Ticket
Minnesota Vikings All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson apparently moves pretty well off the field as well -- he was ticketed for driving 109 mph last weekend. Peterson says he'll be more careful in the future.
"(I) got a little speeding ticket. I need to be more aware of the speed I was going and not let it happen again," he told the Associated Press.
Peterson was on his way to the team hotel in Minneapolis the night before Sunday's game, when police pulled him over. Officers told him he was going 109 mph in a 55 mph zone, according to Edina police spokeswoman Molly Anderson. She said Peterson was given a ticket and allowed to leave after what she described as a "very routine" traffic stop.
Peterson doesn't deny speeding, but says he doesn't think he was going that fast. "But I know it was a speeding ticket, and that's what I got issued for," Peterson said.
Peterson is one of the most exciting and high profile players in the NFL. He was a hit right out of college, leading the NFC in rushing with 1,341 yards in his rookie year. In his second season last year he led all of football with 1,760 yards. He's having another great year this season, with 1,084 yards after 11 games.
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Rich guy drives fast, gets ticket.....is this supposed to be interesting?
When I first glanced at this headline I thought "Dang, no wonder they beat the bears so bad".
Speeding IS considered a routine traffic stop. Your speed is documented, the police turn on the lights, you pull over, you're asked for identification, checks are run, a ticket is issued, you continue on your way substantially subdued and far later than you would have been had you been doing the speed limit.
I don't get it. Should he have been tasered and nightsticked instead? Or given a nod and a wink with a warning?
As far as I know, giving someone a speeding ticket for speeding is a fairly common practice.
Under Minnisota law , it looks like he'll lose his license for 6 months when he goes to court. See the second paragraph at the below link:
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=STAT_CHAP_SEC&year=2006§ion=169 .14
Sure, 109mph sounds pretty dang fast, but it /was/ in a 55mph zone, which, unlike a school zone or a residential zone, is not especially dangerous, all things considered.
So, I agree. A routine traffic stop, if any can be called routine.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
Really, Don? In my community, we don't see too many people driving 109 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone. In fact, if you did drive that fast, it could probably lead to an arrest for public endangerment.
Also, I'm sure the Vikings are just thrilled that their star athlete is willing to put himself in such danger like that.
And finally, I'm gonna say Adrian Peterson is the 5th most famous person from Minnesota right behind (1) Prince (2) Al Franken (3) Jesse Ventura (4) Garrison Keillor -- so you essentially had a VERY famous person endangering people's lives.
Uh, far from routine Don.
Not that I care.
Vandal, keep in mind that "normal activity" and a "routine traffic stop" are not the same things. In my neighborhood, one would get dinged pretty bad for 109mph also. Yet, on I-5 near Sacramento it is pretty common... If not "routine".
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
Is English your second language? The stop itself was "routine". In other words, no eluding, no drunken brawls with peace officers, etc..
The penalty for doing over 100 MPH in Minnisota is fairly severe. He'll lose his license for six months and I imagine the fine will be a honey. The plain language of the law makes it quite clear excessive speed is treated far more harshly than doing five over. He got just exactly what anyone else would have gotten under identical circumstances, and the stop was in fact routine. Whether or not that particular infraction is common, has nothing to do with its being routine.