Rick Fuentes was driving 75 mph, 10 mph over the speed limit
Rick Fuentes, superintendent of N.J. State Police, holds a press conference at State Police headquarters in Trenton, in this December 2009 file photo.TRENTON — New Jersey State Police Superintendent Rick Fuentes was on the receiving end of a speeding ticket last week.
A trooper clocked Fuentes going 75 mph — 10 mph over the speed limit — while heading north on the Garden State Parkway in Paramus on Friday about 11:30 a.m., spokesman Capt. Gerald Lewis said.
Lewis said the trooper, a veteran with more than 20 years on the force, didn't realize he was pulling over another officer. Fuentes was in an unmarked State Police-issued black Chevy Tahoe.
The trooper didn't give Fuentes a ticket, but afterward Fuentes contacted the State Police Office of Professional Standards to report the stop and request a ticket, Lewis said.
"He realized he violated the law and took responsibility for it," he said.
Driving 10 miles over the speed limit in a 65 mph zone costs $160, which includes the fine and court costs, according to Tammy Kendig, a spokeswoman for the state Judiciary.
Lewis said he'll also receive a written reprimand as a disciplinary action.