Zach Edey Traffic Stop Video
Cop Livid Over Speeding …
‘100 Is Not OK!!!’
Published
Zach Edey bought a tongue lashing from a cop after he was busted for speeding earlier this yr … as newly launched police video reveals an officer chastised him for allegedly going over 100 MPH on a roadway.
The visitors cease happened on May 1 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana … after Edey was accused of doing 101 in a 55.
Indiana State Police physique cam footage reveals virtually instantly, the basketball participant was berated by the cop for his lead foot.
“You know exactly why I pulled you over,” the officer mentioned. “You were going 101!”
The Memphis Grizzlies middle tried to elucidate he was merely briefly speeding as much as cross a automobile in entrance of him — however the cop wasn’t shopping for his excuse.
“No,” she mentioned, sternly. “You don’t pass at 100! The road is 55. You were going almost double the speed limit!”
Edey — who mentioned he was on his method to his alma mater, Purdue — ultimately handed over his license and registration … however the cop’s chiding continued minutes later.
She doled out a quotation for speeding in addition to a summons for reckless driving … after which informed him the write-ups had been “absolutely” honest.
“You could pass someone at 80,” she mentioned. “80? OK. 100?! 100 is not OK. Ever.”
Edey was allowed to depart, and on July 23, he reduce a take care of prosecutors to shut out the case.
The 7-foot-4 23-year-old admitted to a speeding infraction and agreed to pay $639.50 … and in alternate, officers dropped the misdemeanor reckless driving cost he had been going through.
Edey’s but to publicly touch upon the incident — and it is unclear if the NBA is trying to punish him over all of it.
