from Getting There by Michael Dresser
In June 2009, the Getting There column recounted the story of lead-foot lobbyist Bruce C. Bereano, who had amassed a startling number of traffic tickets during his driving career.
At the time, the colorful Bereano had been ticketed 22 times in the state since 1996 — though the disbarred attorney won not-guilty verdicts in about one-third of those cases.
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The tickets follow an April 30 citation in Queen Anne’s County for going 70 mph in a 50-mph zone. Though Bereano frequently contests speeding tickets, in this case he pleaded guilty and the judge knocked the convicted speed down to 59 and let him off with a fine and court costs amounting to $60. Had he paid by mail, the fine would have been $160.
It’s puzzling why any judge would give a break to Bereano at that time because he had a guilty finding on another speeding ticket in June 2009 and a probation before judgment on another ticket the previous month.
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On one hand, it’s pretty funny how this guy keeps getting off or getting slaps on the wrist despite a record of speeding convictions. But all it would take is one crash in which someone is hurt, and the humor would quickly go away.
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https://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2010/12/bereano_isnt_slowing_down_at_a.htmloldId.20101221200309965
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