NASCAR » Kyle Busch 'should go to jail' - residents

26 May 2011
Kyle Busch's 128mph speeding ticket should have sent him straight to jail according to outraged local residents in the area. According to attorneys, it still might come July 20.
Kyle Busch 'should go to jail' - residents
"My granddaughter gets on the bus right here," said Iredell County resident Becky Haney, pointing at the spot where Kyle Busch was clocked at doing 128mph in a 45mph zone. "When I heard that, I thought 'oh my God, I can't believe the man did not, they let him go'."

Kyle Busch and his wife - themselves residents of Iredell County - were pulled over by Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Stone on Tuesday when they were clocked going south at high speed on Perth Road, close to a day care centre, a church and several residential neighborhoods.

As well as the ticket for speeding, Busch also received a second Class 2 misdemeanor for "driving carelessly and heedlessly in willful and wanton disregard of the rights and safety of others" - otherwise known as reckless driving.

According to lawyers, the reckless driving charge alone is punishable by up to 60 days in jail as well as a one year suspended license and $1000 fine when the case is heard in court on July 20.

Local residents think that he should have been in jail already, and that the Iredell Sheriff's Office Deputy let Kyle off because of his sporting fame.

“If it was anyone else, if you're 30mph over, you get arrested…” said Danielle Protain. “The fact that he received preferential treatment is disturbing.”

Iredell Sheriff's Office said the officer involved, Sgt Christopher Stone, "didn't cut any breaks" for Busch and said that it was up to an officer's discretion whether to jail someone for speeding.

Busch "had the proper ID. He was from the area. He was a low risk to flee,", Captain Darren Campbell said in response to local criticism not to take Busch into custody straight away. “The officer didn't cut any breaks. He was charged with going 128. The officer did that and he will be prepared to testify in court, if it comes to that."

A local attorney agreed with the Sheriff's Office, suggesting that to jail Busch at this stage would have been overly penalising Busch for being a celebrity.


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Tracey Verry - Unregistered

May 26, 2011 6:32 PM

I think he should spend a little time in jail, like any other citizen. Just because he is a celebrity, should not matter. If anything, it should, because he is in a position where he is looked at by children as a role model. Its not like he was out on a open higway at this rate of speed, which is dangerous also, but in a residential area. Someone has got to teach him a lesson. As we have seen recently on the track, he has no regard for anyone else's safety.

Tyrone Russell - Unregistered

May 26, 2011 8:03 PM

If anyone else had done this they would be arrested on the spot and their vehicle would have been taken.. His talent should not be displayed on public roads!!
He needs to learn to be more responsible! and needs to learn accountability!This needs to be done before someones life is taken because of his action on and off the track and if he doesn't learn this it could cost him dearly in his marriage and his career and I say all of this out of compassion! Even tho Iam a Jeff Gordon fan! Their is hope for Kyle just watch how differently he races Jeff! with respect so I know Kyle can do it!!


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