ALBANY — Fox News host and TV judge Jeanine Pirro is heading to court herself after being ticketed for excessive speeding Sunday in upstate New York.
State Police say Pirro was clocked driving 119 mph in a 65 mph zone when she was stopped by a trooper at about 1:15 p.m. Sunday afternoon in the Town of Nichols in Tioga County.
A police source said she was driving a Cadillac.
In a statement released by Fox News, Pirro said she was racing to see her sick mother in Elmira.
“I had been driving for hours to visit my ailing 89-year-old mom and didn’t realize how fast I was driving,” she said. “I believe in the rule of law and I will pay the consequences.”
A State Police spokesman said the only charge Pirro was hit with was speeding.
Her ticket is returnable to Town of Nichols court either by mail or in person on Jan. 8.
Pirro, 66, faces the loss of her driver’s license.
According to the state Department of Motor Vehicles website, a conviction of going more than 40 mph above the speed limit could result in 11 points on a person’s driver’s license. When a driver reaches 11 points, his or her license is automatically suspended.
As drivers receive more points on their licenses, their insurance may go up drastically. They may also be required to pay a Driver Responsibility Assessment for three years.
Pirro currently serves as the tough-talking host of the Fox News Channel show “Justice with Judge Jeanine.” She recently interviewed President Trump and reportedly met with him at the White House.
On Saturday, a day before her run-in with the troopers, Pirro on her show ripped the Clintons for feeling above the law.
“I say law and order and truth and justice are the foundations of this Republican,” Pirro said. “I’m tired of the powerful and the Clintons being above the law — law each and every one of us must follow.”
Pirro previously hosted a weekday show on the CW called “Judge Jeanine Pirro,” which was cancelled in 2011.
Pirro served three terms as Westchester County district attorney after serving three years as a county judge.
She unsuccessfully ran for state attorney general in 2006 after dropping out of a U.S. Senate race against Hillary Clinton. She lost the attorney general’s race to Andrew Cuomo, who is now governor.
Her personal life with her now ex-husband, Al Pirro, resulted in a slew of headlines. While married, Al Pirro fathered a child with another woman.
He was sentenced in 2000 to 29 months in prison after being convicted of conspiracy and tax evasion. The two separated in 2007 and were officially divorced in 2013.
