SORRENTO, LA -- Citizens are asking why a cop who hands out speeding tickets like candy is exempt from the same laws that he so enthusiastically enforces.

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SORRENTO, LA -- Citizens are asking why a cop who hands out speeding tickets like candy is exempt from the same laws that he so enthusiastically enforces.

In 2 months time, Officer James Bell drove his police vehicle more than 75 miles per hour 737 times, oftentimes outside of town limits, outside his jurisdiction.

Bell recently wrecked the tax-subsidized vehicle in a 100+ mph crash. According to the GPS unit attached to his police car, the same afternoon the crash happened, Bell's cruiser reached speeds of 109 and 106 miles per hour, in separate instances.

In the same two months, he's issued 300+ speeding tickets.

Citizens would like to know why the privileged class is not held to the same standards on public roads. They would like to know why an erratic and law-breaking driver remains on the force as the arbiter of traffic safety.

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