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The Superintendent of Louisiana State Police who was caught speeding has acknowledged he was pulled over for speeding in an unmarked work vehicle but no ticket was issued to him by one of his own officers, The Associated Press reports.
Col. Lamar
Davis told WAFB-TV in an interview Friday that he accepts responsibility but
does not remember how fast he was driving, according to The Associated Press.
On June 28, a state trooper pulled Davis over on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
along Interstate 10 west of Baton Rouge.
“I was
simply wrong in that situation,” Davis said. “There is no excuse for it, other
than I need to slow my butt down.”
Capt. Nick
Manale, head of Louisiana State Police public affairs said the trooper “utilized
his discretion and did not issue a citation,” The Associated Press reported.
Manale said no notes were made by the trooper about how fast Davis was driving
in the area where the speed limit was 60 mph (96 kph).
Body camera
footage obtained by WAFB shows the trooper and Davis talking for a few seconds
between their two vehicles before the two shake hands, according to The
Associated Press. Davis stepped back inside his vehicle and prepared to drive
off after 30 seconds of first exiting his vehicle.
Davis told
WAFB during the interview Friday the trooper’s actions fell within Louisiana
State Police policy.
“I know
everybody wants to see everything that we do. But, we’re not putting body
cameras on doctors or lawyers or anybody else that is interacting with the
public,” Davis said. “I ask that people trust that we are doing the right thing
for the right reasons.”
Davis became
superintendent of the Louisiana State Police on October 30, 2020.