Hat tip to AZ PBS' Horizon for the head's up on this.
I don't normally cover stuff in Pima County here, mostly leaving that to the writers at Blog for Arizona. They know the area and its players far better than I do.
However, this involves a sitting state legislator, which is kind of in my wheelhouse. :)
From the Tucson Sentinel, written by Dylan Smith -
Sen. Justine Wadsack claims 'political persecution' over Tucson
criminal speeding ticket
Clocked driving twice the legal limit; Southern Az Republican's citation
delayed by legislative immunity during session
Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack, a Tucson-area Republican, is claiming "political persecution" over a criminal speeding ticket dating from a March incident
that police allege saw her driving her Tesla down Speedway at more than 70 mph.
Wadsack was pulled over on Friday, March 15, just after 10 p.m., after being
observed "traveling at a high rate of speed" heading east on Speedway near North Euclid Avenue by a Tucson police officer on DUI patrol, according to a TPD report.
According to Tucson police, Wadsack was clocked going more than twice
the legal limit: 71 mph in a 35 mph zone.
[snip]
Wadsack was not cited at the time, as her immediate introduction of
herself as "Senator Justine Wadsack" resulted in the officer contacting
his superiors.
I've got three pieces of advice for Sen. Wadsack:
1. Don't speed.
2. Pay the fine and take the points. You earned 'em.
3. Quit whining.
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