Not So Fast: Adrian Peterson's Speeding Ticket and Related Stories

Adrian Peterson was stopped and cited for going 54 miles per hour above the posted speed limit of 55 in Minnesota this weekend.

At first I believed that perhaps he had been given a break, as many states will throw you in jail for going double the speed limit. After taking a look around Minnesota state law I found that they have no such statute.

A few other things came up of interest though.

First off this isn't Adrian's first car incident this fall. In September he stole a car. Read Sidney Rice's recap below:

"...we had meetings and the receivers and quarterbacks stayed for extra film, so everybody else got out before us. After I walked to the locker room and my phone rang.

It was Adrian calling.

I answered and he was like, “Hey, I left my other phone by the cold tub, could you grab it for me?” I said yeah. Then he asked if I could bring it over to his house and I said yeah, and he was like, “I know you will.”

We always talk junk to each other so I thought he was just playing. I think he said that because he thought I had already been outside to look for my car, but I hadn’t yet.

When I went into my locker I couldn’t find my key in the usual spot. I thought maybe I left it in the car this morning so I went out to the lot to find it. I parked right around the corner from the door, but when I walked out there, it was gone.

I wasn’t really worried because I knew it had to be someone from the team, because no one else can get into our parking lot. So I had someone drive me up to the staff lot to see if someone had moved it and left it there to play a joke. But it wasn’t up there, and I’m getting really mad at this point.

It’s cool to move my car, but to take my car and leave … my brand new Maserati? Not cool.

Then I remembered that when AP called he said I would be coming over to his house…

I called him and asked if he took my car. He was like, no, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I knew right then that he had it.

Part of the joke was that he hid his car key in my locker so I’d be able to drive over to his house and get my car back. I just got that car a couple of months ago, I guess he wanted to drive it."

So as you see, this isn't the first time Peterson has driven a fast car.

Also as it turns out, Peterson's ticket is nowhere near as outrageous another in Minnesota state history.

A patrol pilot in southeastern Minnesota watched two motorcyclists racing along a highway. When one of the riders shot forward, he clocked the lead rider at 205 mph.

"I was in total disbelief" the pilot said, "I'd never seen anything move that fast."

Several law enforcement sources were quoted as saying that although no official records are kept, it was probably the fastest ticket ever written in the state.

Initial reports are that Peterson will not be going for the record any time soon, although he will be heading to traffic court quickly in an effort to keep his license.