{"id":2320161,"date":"2024-08-06T17:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T21:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-pick-tim-walz-wild-dui-resurfaces-drove-40-mph-over-speed-limit-told-cop-bizarre-explanation-before-arrest\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T17:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T21:16:56","slug":"vp-pick-tim-walz-wild-dui-resurfaces-drove-40-mph-over-speed-limit-told-cop-bizarre-explanation-before-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-pick-tim-walz-wild-dui-resurfaces-drove-40-mph-over-speed-limit-told-cop-bizarre-explanation-before-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Pick Tim Walz&#8217; Wild DUI Resurfaces: Drove 40 MPH Over Speed Limit, Told Cop Bizarre Explanation Before Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvp-pick-tim-walz-wild-dui-resurfaces-drove-40-mph-over-speed-limit-told-cop-bizarre-explanation-before-arrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320161&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2063 article discusses a past\u2062 DUI arrest of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who has recently been selected as \u2063the running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>. Walz was arrested in 1995 \u200cfor\u200b driving 96 mph in a 55 mph\u200d zone and \u2062subsequently failed sobriety \u200btests. He pleaded \u200cguilty to reckless driving. The article highlights various\u2062 excuses offered to explain his actions, including claims \u200dof paranoia and hearing loss, although these were not supported by court documents. While his \u2062mugshot has circulated on social media, the \u200barticle suggests that voters may not be significantly troubled by this decades-old incident. However, it raises concerns about\u2063 Walz&#8217;s more recent policies and political positions,\u2064 labeling him as a &#8220;radical leftist&#8221; and warning\u2063 voters to consider his record critically.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a world where justice mattered, 100 different factors would disqualify nearly every elected Democrat from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">holding public office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A strange DUI arrest from nearly three decades ago probably does not make that list of disqualifying factors. It does, however, add detail to an emerging picture.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/06\/us-news\/tim-walz-past-dui-arrest-for-driving-96-mph-in-a-55-zone-comes-back-to-haunt-vp-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-vp-pick-tim-walz-smiles-cameras-signs-bill-gives-illegal-immigrants-drivers-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">radical leftist<\/a> whom Vice President and presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris chose as her running mate, was arrested in 1995 for driving more than 40 mph over the speed limit and subsequently failing both a sobriety test and a breath test.<\/p>\n<p>A 31-year-old teacher in Nebraska at the time of the arrest, Walz later pleaded guilty to reckless driving.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps that relative slap on the wrist gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-governor-bans-conversion-therapy-for-minors-becoming-24th-state-to-do-so\/\" title=\"Minnesota Governor Bans Conversion Therapy For Minors, Becoming 24th State To Do So\">future governor<\/a> an early appetite for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vp-pick-tim-walzs-past-quickly-comes-back-haunt-damning-2020-pics-go-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soft-on-crime policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In any event, Walz&rsquo;s advocates, both then and since, have offered various excuses for the reckless driving plea.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Harford, Walz&rsquo;s lawyer, even told the judge that Walz accelerated his vehicle due to paranoia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a little bit bizarre, but Mr. Walz thought somebody was chasing him. The officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t turn on his red lights and he &mdash; somebody came up real fast behind him and he didn&rsquo;t know what they were doing,&rdquo; Harford said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/alphanews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WalzCourtPreceedings4-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript<\/a> of court proceedings obtained by Alpha News.<\/p>\n<p>Kerry Greeley, Walz&rsquo;s campaign manager during his 2006 run for Congress, blamed the incident on Walz&rsquo;s hearing loss.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He couldn&rsquo;t understand what the officer was saying to him,&rdquo; Greeley insisted.<\/p>\n<p>As the Post noted, however, court documents did not support Greeley&rsquo;s assertion.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/five-controversies-surrounding-vice-presidential-nominee-tim-walz-from-dui-covid-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alphanews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WalzOfficerReport-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state trooper&rsquo;s report<\/a> told a different story.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A strong odor of alcoholic beverage was detected emitting from Mr. Walz[&lsquo;s] breath and person,&rdquo; the report read.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, according to the court transcript, the presiding judge scolded an apparently penitent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vp-pick-tim-walz-accused-stolen-valor-former-military-colleagues-abandoned-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walz<\/a> for drinking and driving.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, this is a real problem for me to see a teacher get picked up for this offense,&rdquo; the judge said before calling Walz a &ldquo;role model&rdquo; for kids and lecturing the future governor on why a .128 blood alcohol content is against the law.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the unforgiving world of social media, Walz&rsquo;s 1995 mugshot has made the rounds on social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Some users, in fact, have claimed that Walz &ldquo;lied to police&rdquo; about his hearing loss. According to the Post, however, Walz did have surgery to repair his hearing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala Harris Picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as VP. Would be a pity if his mugshot from his DUI arrest went viral.<\/p>\n<p>He was going 96 in a 55 with blood alcohol level 0.128! He lied to police about being deaf in an attempt to avoid arrest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ezf092AiFB\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ezf092AiFB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8fU6P1tIfb\">pic.twitter.com\/8fU6P1tIfb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Recall Katie Hobbs (@AmericanHubener) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericanHubener\/status\/1820609681485881351?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Since Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is officially being reported as a favorite to become the VP pick for Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Here he is pictured from his DUI arrest where he was going 96 in a 55. He then lied to police about being deaf in an attempt to avoid his arrest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HVMznZaNe5\">pic.twitter.com\/HVMznZaNe5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrageDustin\/status\/1820550510757433808?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In sum, a DUI arrest certainly does not redound to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-responds-kamalas-vp-selection-using-tim-walzs-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walz&rsquo;s<\/a> credit.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, one senses that voters might not care about a 30-year-old DUI arrest. While a thread of dishonesty does run through the various excuses offered by advocates, this story seems unlikely to plague the governor in the long run. Whether or not it should, it probably will not.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, Walz&rsquo;s radical-leftist governorship and endorsement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-recent-remarks-kamala-harris-new-vp-pick-cost-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">socialism<\/a> definitely should trouble Americans to the core.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the more voters learn about Walz, the more they should recoil from him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, an unusual DUI arrest from nearly 30 years ago likely wouldn&#8217;t be among those reasons. Still, it contributes to a growing narrative. The New York Post reports that Minnesota&#8217;s Democratic Governor Tim Walz, who has been chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate for the 2024 election, was arrested in 1995 for exceeding the speed limit by over 40 mph and subsequently failing both sobriety and breath tests. At the time of his arrest, Walz was a 31-year-old teacher in Nebraska and later pleaded guilty to reckless driving. This relatively lenient punishment may have influenced his future stance on crime policies.<\/p>\n<p>Walz\u2019s supporters have provided various justifications for his reckless driving plea over the years. His attorney at the time claimed that Walz accelerated out of fear because he thought someone was pursuing him; however, this explanation seemed odd to many. Additionally, during Walz\u2019s congressional campaign in 2006, his campaign manager attributed the incident to Walz&#8217;s hearing impairment\u2014claiming he couldn&#8217;t understand what law enforcement was saying\u2014but court documents did not support this claim.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports from Fox News and court transcripts, a state trooper noted a strong smell of alcohol on Walz during the incident. The judge expressed disappointment at seeing a teacher involved in such behavior and emphasized that having a blood alcohol content of .128 is illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Recently resurfaced on social media is Walz\u2019s mugshot from this DUI arrest; some users allege he misled police about his hearing loss during the encounter\u2014though it is confirmed that he underwent surgery for it afterward.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, while Tim Walz&#8217;s DUI arrest does not reflect well on him personally or politically, it&#8217;s uncertain how much impact it will have with voters given its age. Despite inconsistencies in explanations provided by his advocates suggesting dishonesty surrounding the event itself, it&#8217;s likely this issue won&#8217;t significantly hinder him long-term. However, concerns about his far-left governance and endorsement of socialist policies should raise alarms among Americans as they learn more about him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2320162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Walz-vs-Harris.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6733,7141,5894,37372,36113],"class_list":["post-2320161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy","tag-dui","tag-politics","tag-speed-limit","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Walz-vs-Harris.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}