We had this oddball speeding episode across the river, into Maryland a couple of days ago. Some county council gal.....Karen Toles....apparently got into her county-provided vehicle....and was going from one event in the county to another, at 105 miles per hour, in a 55-mph zone.
Naturally, the cops come upon her, but not in the right fashion where this would be recorded in two types of fashions that are acceptable for the court guys. So rather than give her a major ticket for speeding, they simply gave her a ticket for reckless driving.
This story got out. Frankly, it's upset almost everyone in Prince George's county. So Karen came out yesterday and said she was going to take a driving course, and would temporarily give up her county-provided vehicle....to make folks happy. Well....that didn't help much.
Today, Karen did her best to avoid any contact with the media. My guess is that she won't show at all tomorrow for work, and might disappear for all of next week for "some well deserved leave" (always a good quote).
In Germany.....once you go thirty over the limit.....they tend to give a major ticket and take away your license for at least thirty days. Here? Nothing much.
The silly part to this story is that the media kept digging. Karen has around five different tickets over the past couple of years. If you asked me....she's a fairly aggressive driver, and itching for a major accident. My humble guess is that she will likely have this major car accident one day and be utterly shocked at the extent of damage and injury. That's about the only way that she'll realize her skills aren't that good.
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