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Police: NJ man thanks trooper in letter after speeding ticket

Published  October 21, 2016 7:09am EDT
U.S.
FOX 29 Philadelphia

EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- State police say the general manager of a company that operates radio stations in New Jersey complimented a state trooper in a letter after he was ticketed for speeding.

The agency wrote on its Facebook page Thursday that Dave Coskey praised the trooper's attitude after he was pulled over on the Garden State Parkway.

The letter states Coskey was ticketed on Sunday.

Coskey says Trooper 7515 could've given Coskey the ticket and walked away, but instead explained that they're trying to save lives, not just hand out tickets.

Coskey says the trooper told him they want people to slow down because there have been some deadly accidents recently on that section of the parkway.

He says the trooper then escorted him off the shoulder and back onto the roadway.