By JEFF BAENEN, Associated Press Writer 13 hours, 15 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson could lose his driver’s license after police clocked him driving at 109 mph—nearly twice the posted speed limit—on a suburban Minneapolis highway last weekend.
Peterson told The Associated Press on Thursday that he “got a little speeding ticket. I need to be more aware of the speed I was going and not let it happen again.”
Peterson was pulled over just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday while driving his BMW in a 55-mph zone on state Highway 62—a normally busy stretch of road known as the Crosstown that connects Minneapolis with southern and western suburbs, Edina police spokeswoman Molly Anderson said. She said Peterson was given a citation and allowed to drive away after what appeared to be a “very routine” traffic stop.
Anderson said police clocked the 24-year-old Peterson going 109 mph, but Peterson told the AP he wasn’t driving that fast.
“But I know it was a speeding ticket, and that’s what I got issued for,” Peterson said.
In the police video obtained by the AP, Peterson told the officer he thought he was going “probably about 85.” When told he was clocked at 109, he said, “Seriously? … I didn’t think I was going that fast.”
The stop happened the night before Peterson ran for 85 yards and a touchdown in a 36-10 victory over Chicago. The All-Pro also fumbled twice, with one of them a turnover for the Vikings.
Peterson said he was headed to the downtown hotel where the team stays the night before home games. He said he was not late at that point.
“After I got pulled over, then I was late,” Peterson said.
In the video, Peterson can be heard telling the officer he was trying to get to the hotel on time, adding “I know it’s not a valid excuse.”
The video shows Peterson’s car getting pulled over, and the officer going up to the driver’s side window. The driver isn’t visible, but can be heard. After the officer issued the citation, he thanked Peterson for stopping instead of trying to flee, and added, “Good luck to you tomorrow.”
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson could lose his driver’s license after police clocked him driving at 109 mph—nearly twice the posted speed limit—on a suburban Minneapolis highway last weekend.
Peterson told The Associated Press on Thursday that he “got a little speeding ticket. I need to be more aware of the speed I was going and not let it happen again.”
Peterson was pulled over just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday while driving his BMW in a 55-mph zone on state Highway 62—a normally busy stretch of road known as the Crosstown that connects Minneapolis with southern and western suburbs, Edina police spokeswoman Molly Anderson said. She said Peterson was given a citation and allowed to drive away after what appeared to be a “very routine” traffic stop.
Anderson said police clocked the 24-year-old Peterson going 109 mph, but Peterson told the AP he wasn’t driving that fast.“But I know it was a speeding ticket, and that’s what I got issued for,” Peterson said.
In the police video obtained by the AP, Peterson told the officer he thought he was going “probably about 85.” When told he was clocked at 109, he said, “Seriously? … I didn’t think I was going that fast.”
The stop happened the night before Peterson ran for 85 yards and a touchdown in a 36-10 victory over Chicago. The All-Pro also fumbled twice, with one of them a turnover for the Vikings.
Peterson said he was headed to the downtown hotel where the team stays the night before home games. He said he was not late at that point.
“After I got pulled over, then I was late,” Peterson said.
In the video, Peterson can be heard telling the officer he was trying to get to the hotel on time, adding “I know it’s not a valid excuse.”
The video shows Peterson’s car getting pulled over, and the officer going up to the driver’s side window. The driver isn’t visible, but can be heard. After the officer issued the citation, he thanked Peterson for stopping instead of trying to flee, and added, “Good luck to you tomorrow.”
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