L.A. Dodgers star Yasiel Puig pleads no contest to speeding on Alligator Alley
By Aisling Swift, Naples Daily News, Fla. | |
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Puig's defense attorney,
County Judge
The 23-year-old
He was cooperative with troopers during the traffic stop, authorities said at the time. the cruiser's video dash-camera showed he cursed and repeatedly tried to sweet talk his way out of going to jail, calling Trooper
"This is your mom? Oh, you're going to jail. You are putting your mom in danger ..." Morales tells Puig, a Cuban defector, in Spanish, as his mother and two other passengers listen. When Puig's mother hears he's going to jail, she cries.
"He put all your lives in danger for no reason," the trooper explains.
As he gets handcuffed, Puig repeatedly says "sorry," then adds, "Please forgive me."
While in the car, Puig repeatedly tries to get the trooper's attention, calling out to him and another trooper to no avail.
Records show Puig was stopped in Dade County on
Sitting in the backseat, Puig asks himself: "Why do you have to drive so fast, Puig? You have to learn, compadré."
Puig later begs Morales not to take him to jail. But his cajoling didn't work. He was jailed that morning, posted
A month later, the
But prosecutors spoke with Morales and determined there was moderate to light traffic, the weather was clear, the roads were dry, and he didn't observe Puig lose control or weave in and out of traffic, causing motorists to brake or try to evade him. The case was then transferred to traffic court, where he was charged with unlawful speeding on an Interstate.
The two tickets weren't the only times he was caught speeding that year. While playing in the minors for the
Puig made his major-league debut on
Puig is hitting .250 with one home run in six games this year for the
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