‘I run the county!’ The Florida county commissioner tells the cop who pulled him over for speeding in his bright red Ferrari at 92 mph in a 70-mph zone
- Flagler County Commission chairman Joe Mullins was pulled over for a second time in June for speeding
- Mullins was driving 92 miles per hour in his red Ferrari when he was pulled over by a highway patrol officer on Interstate 95
- “I run the district so I know how this works,” Mullins told the officer, who tried to explain the details of his subpoena
Police footage captures the moment a Florida The county official was pulled over in June for speeding in his Ferrari while trying to slyly get out of the ticket by saying, “I run the county.”
Flagler County Commission Chairman Joe Mullins was spotted appearing to be pulled over for the second time in his red Ferrari for speeding, Fox 29 reported.
The police car’s dashcam captured the moments the officer pulled him over on Interstate 95 — including the moment he interrupted the officer to announce his job title.
Footage shows the unidentified officer following Mullins for 20 seconds until the chairman abruptly stops.
The audio of the video was slightly muffled as freeway traffic continued in the background.
“I didn’t realize it,” Mullins can be heard saying as the officer explained he was traveling at 92 miles per hour.
Joe Mullins, chairman of the Flagler County Commission, was pulled over in June for driving his red Ferrari at 90 miles per hour
As the officer tried to explain to Mullins how to pay for the subpoena, the commissioner cut him off and claimed, “I run the district so I know how this works
According to the officer, Mullins has had a history of being pulled over for speeding
The pair are briefly able to talk about running traffic when the officer asks Mullins about his license and registration. The officer then traveled back to his car to process the information from Mullins before returning the Ferrari five minutes later.
“So, 92 mph is 22 over the speed limit, okay?” the officer explained. “I usually give warnings. I give pauses – but it looks like you’ve already got a warning written to you, so I’ll give the quote. Other than that, it will be payable within 30 days.’
The officer continued to explain the quote to Mullins until he was interrupted.
‘I am sorry?’ said the officer.
Mullins then replied, “I run the county so I know how this works.”
The officer replied uncertainly to Mullin’s pro, “You run the county?”
Mullins replied, “Yes, I am the chairman of the district commission.”
The officer, regardless of Mullin’s status, replied, “I just have to explain. I don’t want any misunderstandings.’
The officer continued to explain the citation to the commissioner before speeding into traffic.
Mullins is a Republican running for re-election to his Flagler County commission seat.
According to Flaglerlive.com, the commissioner is proud to support law enforcement as part of his campaign.
