So much for that.

As it turns out, State Sen. Lowell Barron (D-Fyffe) didn’t need to worry about trying to settle those pesky tickets for reckless driving and running a stop sign he got in Andalusia back in July.

Just hours before he was set to go to court to fight them, they were dropped in Covington County’s District Court.

It wasn’t clear to me whether the District Attorney’s office dropped the charges or if a judge threw them out. But what is clear is that Barron—once again—walks away after ALLEGEDLY violating laws he helps to write.

This case dead-ended when Barron’s Andalusia attorney successfully challenged the legality of the tickets, which were written by a former-police-officer-whom-everyone-including-himself-thought-still-worked-as-a-part-time-police-officer private citizen.

Note that AT NO TIME did Barron deny that he was tearing through South Alabama at speeds witnesses said approached 100 miles per hour.

You’ll probably remember that Barron insisted that he refused to pull over because he was in a rural area and he thought the person pursuing him was a member of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang.

As it turns out, the pursuer was a disc jockey.

Barron’s excuse explanation might carry a bit more credibility if:

A) He hadn’t put so much effort into passing legislation by which he himself doesn’t have to abide;

B) He hadn’t previously been pulled over by local cops and clocked doing more than 90 mph on the interstate—twice; and

C) He hadn’t been the—ahem—driving force (sorry; couldn’t resist) behind legislation prohibiting city and county law enforcement officers in rural areas from enforcing traffic laws on interstates in their jurisdiction. (Guess where he got the idea for THAT bill?)

Fellow Alabamians, you can sleep well tonight, knowing that the most powerful lawmaker in the Alabama Legislature is looking out for your safety, strengthening law enforcement and ensuring that our roads are as safe as they can be.

So, do the right thing: Drive carefully, observe the lawful speed limit and use common sense behind the wheel.

... Because we can’t all be above the law.

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