Speeding Mayor: I Thought I Was Going Normal Speed
West Palm Beach mayor was caught going nearly 50 mph in a school zone, but got no ticket
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West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel stopped short of saying she is a lead foot, but her comments after getting caught racing through a school zone pretty much tell you how she is accumstomed to driving.
When asked about why she was driving 46 mph in a 20 mph school zone Wednesday, Frankel didn't mince words.
"Let me tell you something. I thought I was going normal speed," she told WPBF 25 News.
So speeding around children trying to get to school is normal? Or maybe doubling the speed limit is normal for Frankel. Last we checked, "NASCAR race driver" was not on the mayor's resume.
But apparently special treatment is.
Despite flying through a school zone, Frankel avoided a ticket after the city motorcycle cop who stopped her recognized the city leader. He gave her a warning and let Frankel go on her way. She talked with the cops for 10 minutes and allegedly said "I am sorry."
Frankel would have faced a $411 ticket for speeding in a school zone.
"First thing he said to me is, 'I'm not giving you a ticket,'" Frankel said. "I said, 'Look, just treat me like any ordinary citizen.'"
