Peterson cited for speeding
Comment Email Print Share
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson said Thursday that he'll be more careful after police clocked him driving 109 mph on a suburban Minneapolis highway over the weekend and cited him for speeding.
Peterson told The Associated Press he "got a little speeding ticket. I need to be more aware of the speed I was going and not let it happen again."
NFC North blog
Seifert ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert writes about all things NFC North in his division blog.
Peterson was pulled over just before 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday while driving his BMW on a state highway in a 55-mph zone, Edina police spokeswoman Molly Anderson said. She said Peterson was given a citation and allowed to drive away after what appeared to be a "very routine" traffic stop.
Anderson said police clocked the 24-year-old Peterson going 109 mph, but Peterson told the AP he wasn't going that fast.
"But I know it was [a] speeding ticket, and that's what I got issued for," Peterson said.
The stop happened the night before Peterson ran for 85 yards and a touchdown in a 36-10 victory over Chicago. The All-Pro also fumbled twice.
Peterson said he was headed to the downtown hotel where the team stays the night before home games. He said he was not late at that point.
"After I got pulled over, then I was late," Peterson said.
Peterson, a first-round draft pick out of Oklahoma from Palestine, Texas, led the NFC with 1,341 rushing yards in his rookie season with Minnesota in 2007, then led the league last season with 1,760 yards rushing.
Minnesota (10-1) plays at Arizona (7-4) this Sunday night in a matchup of division leaders.
