A State Senator from the Tucson area ended up in Tucson City Court Tuesday morning pleading not guilty to going about twice the speed limit on Speedway. The state lawmaker is suggesting there’s more to the case than a ticket.
It’s unusual to cover cases in Tucson City Court. The cases are normally very minor infractions we really don’t pay much attention to but this is an unusual case. We are here for the case of an Arizona State Senator who has said she is immune from prosecution and says the fact she is being prosecuted amounts to political persecution.
State Senator Justine Wadsack was in front of a judge in September…
Because of a traffic stop back in March.
The officer’s body worn camera caught part of their conversation.
Police officer: “Hello. “Do you have driver’s license, registration and insurance?”
Wadsack: “Yes I do. My name is Senator Justine Wadsack and I’m racing to get home because I have four miles left on my charger before I’m about to … go down.”
Officer: “OK, well, Speedway is a 35 mile per hour zone.”