'I was messing with my gears': Video shows Boebert making excuses during speeding stop
July 13, 2024
In a video taken from a body cam worn by a Colorado law enforcement officer, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) can be seen trying to talk her way out of a speeding ticket and blaming it on her car.
The lead-footed Colorado Republican was pulled over on May 12 for going 84 in a 65-mile zone in a snowy landscape on Mother's Day, ticketed for speeding and later dinged for not paying her fine on time -- a situation she later corrected.
In the Colorado State Patrol body cam video obtained by Fox31 Denver, Boebert can be seen speaking to the officer from the driver's seat where she tried to plead her case.
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"I was messing with my gears and I know I ended up going, like, way too fast," she claimed which led the officer to reply, "Because you hit 90 [MPH] for a second, but you were on the brakes pretty quick."
According to Fox31, Boebert later told the officer, "... she was having issues with her transmission, which is why she didn't realize she was speeding."
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This is not Boebert's first brush with the law — followed by excuses — after a car accident.
In 2023 a friend of her son Tyler accused the lawmaker of covering up an accident when Tyler was at the wheel, leaving Noble D'Amato, 19, with a hand injury.
The report noted, "Boebert's son was issued a careless driving ticket, which was later reduced to 'defective vehicle for headlights,' the Garfield County Court Clerk's Office told Westword. Tyler was ordered to attend an 'Alive at 25' driver's awareness program. Westword said Boebert's office issued an April 4 statement in which it said, 'The injury reported was superficial at best and was addressed by medical professionals out of caution."
You can watch video of her latest escapade below via Fox 31 or at the link:
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