44 Miami-Dade South Florida Cops Punished for Speeding

Forty-four Miami-Dade Police detectives who drove 90+ mph more than 400 times while on and off duty are being disciplined and receiving “counseling” as well as acknowledging the violation. Thirty-nine detectives are losing their take-home cars for a month. Most will also have to attend an eight-hour driver safety training course. Surprisingly, about half the time the detectives were speeding off duty in police cars. However, the Miami-Dade cops driving in unmarked vehicles drove faster on duty than policy permits even in the most serious emergency allowed them to go. The crackdown follows a Sun Sentinel investigative report that found South Florida police officers continuously driving at excessive speeds often while commuting to and from work. For more information go to http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/crime/fl-speeding-cops-fallout-20120623,0,3982876.story.