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Tennessee Court and Police Share Motorists' Bizarre Excuses for Speeding

By Bruce Carton

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What does it take to get yourself out of a speeding ticket in Murfreesboro, Tenn.? Unlike in San Antonio, where all it apparently takes is a credit card and access to the Web site texasticketfix.com (via Bob Ambrogi's LawSites), you're going to need a darn good excuse. General Sessions Court Judge David Loughry told the Murfreesboro Post that the one reason he?ll accept in court is a "medical emergency when the driver or a close family member is critically ill," but that doesn't stop people from offering all kinds of bizarre excuses. From a recent article in the Post (via Legal Juice), here are some of the more bizarre excuses collected by Judge Loughry and local law enforcement officers, and their outcomes: From a woman stopped for speeding: ?My colon has fallen in my vaginal canal.? The officer wrote her a ticket anyway, assuming she could bring medical proof from her OB/GYN to court if she wanted to contest the ticket. The woman paid the ticket without a hearing. From a man stopped for speeding: "I was going so fast is because I couldn?t see the speedometer. Sir, I had my head so far up my butt there?s no way...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on April 13, 2010 (boomark / email).