Lauren Boebert is under fire after a newly released police bodycam video showed she was caught going 84 mph in a 65 mph zone in Vail Pass, Colorado—and later failed to pay her speeding ticket on time.
Boebert was pulled over on May 12, was ticketed for speeding, and subsequently penalized for late payment of the fine, a situation she later resolved.
In the Colorado State Patrol body cam video acquired by Fox31 Denver, Boebert is seen in the driver's seat, attempting to plead her case with the officer.
She said:
"I was messing with my gears and I know I ended up going like way too fast."
To that, the officer replied:
"Because you hit 90 [miles per hour] for a second, but you were on the brakes pretty quick."
You can watch what happened in the video below.
Video: Lauren Boebert gets a speeding ticketyoutu.be
Boebert received a $174.50 speeding ticket but was ordered to attend Eagle County District Court on July 26 when she didn't pay it on time, Westword reported. On July 3, she contacted the court and paid off the ticket online, according to the Clerk to the Court's office.
A court clerk who spoke to the outlet said that tickets not paid on time "before their twenty-day deadline, they'll get sent to the court."
Boebert's press secretary, Drew Sexton, told the outlet that she initially sent a check for the ticket to the Department of Revenue (DOR) instead of paying it online, but the check was later returned to her.
However, the clerk who spoke to Boebert on the phone said she did not mention a lost check. The clerk told Westword they "don't know what happened before the ticket came to us."
Considering Boebert likes to consider herself a "law and order" congresswoman, she was swiftly criticized for her hypocrisy.
Boebert has previously made headlines for making excuses following a car accident.
Last year, a friend of her son Tyler accused the congresswoman of covering up an incident in which Tyler, who was driving, caused an accident that left Noble D'Amato, 19, with a hand injury.
The Garfield County Court Clerk's Office said Tyler was required to complete an "Alive at 25" driver's awareness program. Boebert's office released a statement on April 4, reported by Westword, stating that D'Amato's injury was "superficial at best" but was nonetheless treated by medical professionals.
