An earlier Beverly Hills traffic stop has a new audience. Councilmember Sharona Nazarian shared the video on Instagram over the weekend. KTLA reports that the stop seems to have taken place earlier this year, when an officer pulled over a black Ferrari.
The officer clocked the driver at 52 mph in a 25 mph zone. That put him 27 mph over the posted limit. He was going more than twice the allowed speed.
A copy of Nazarian’s caption preserved by Imginn raises concerns about people trying to cross the street. It pointed to the risks for families near a driver who is not watching his speed.
The exchange also drew plenty of praise for the officer in the comments under KTLA’s video. Viewers had a few suggestions of their own for how the driver could take up his complaint.
A Familiar Name
The officer’s dashboard camera recorded the stop. The driver said he didn’t know he was going that fast. The officer gave him a blunt answer: “I don’t believe you. You had some fun, and you got caught.”
Next came a claim about his health. The driver said he was rushing to get treatment for an infection, but that did not get the officer to let him leave with a warning.
He then brought up Mark Stainbrook, who was Beverly Hills’ police chief at the time. The officer stuck with the speeding ticket. Dropping his boss’s name did not change the outcome.
A Wider Audience
Under KTLA’s YouTube video, one commenter wrote, “Cop handled that like a pro!” Another offered a dry suggestion: “He should instead discuss his ticket with the chief directly.”
The caption also describes people backing out of driveways. Children and animals live in those homes too, it notes.
The caption asks whether a driver who fails to watch his speed is paying attention to anything else nearby. It also suggests a way to support the local police: obey traffic laws.
At 52 mph, a car covers about 76 feet each second, the post notes. At 25 mph, that drops to about 36 feet. The caption closes with a simple request: “Be alert. Drive safe.”