Hi-ho, Bereano! Yet another speeding ticket
In a June 8 column, Getting There recounted how super-lobbyist, convicted felon, disbarred lawyer and anti-speed camera activist Bruce C. Bereano had harvested 22 tickets for moving violations in Maryland over the past 13 years.
Make that 23.
On July 15, Bereano was pulled over once again -- this time for going 76 mph in a 55-mph zone on Route 413 in Somerset County. From the time and location it appears he was in a hurry to get to the J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake in Crisfield.
The new ticket is the 15th he has received on the Eastern Shore -- his personal dragstrip -- in the past 13 years. One can only speculate that he enjoys the company of rural state troopers.
Bereano's court date is Sept. 1. But before then, the lead-footed lobbyist has another appointment Aug. 18 to answer charges that he was going 85 mph in a 55-mph zone in Montgomery County. Kinda makes a ticket for going 21 mph over the limit seem kind of nitpicky, doesn't it.
Anyway, Bereano has pretty good luck over the years in beating the rap -- either through not guilty findings or probation before judgment. His most recent District Court date -- in Dorchester County in June -- didn't turn out so well though. A few more guilty findings and he could be looking at some steep insurance bills on that Mercedes and that Porsche. But on last year's earnings of $806,250.01, he can probably swing it.
I left a message for Bereano in order to ask him about his troubles with the traffic laws, but he hasn't been returning my calls for better than five years now. I'll let you know if that changes. (And, Bruce, you can always just post to this blog and avoid that conversation.)
Baltimore Sun file photo 2006
Comments
Michael, I would like for you to consider this. Everytime you give Bereano this attention, you are validating a distracted driver who was texting, chatting on their cell phone, shaving, putting on makeup or reading a book. all while doing the speed limit. I could see if Bereano speeding resulted in some kinda of traffic incident. All Bereano is really guilty of is being un-lucky. How many distracted drivers who are at the speed limit or under have actually caused a traffic incident or even worse KILLED someone. This obession you have with speeding is clouding your ability do be an objective reporter when you fail the see the whole picture. You don't realize how many traffic deaths you are responsible for. When the excuse for being distracted is I was not speeding.
Posted by: Bill | August 7, 2009 2:15 PM
I'm trying to understand this obsession you have with Bereano. \OK he's a lobbyist and a bad driver. There are at least two convicted drunk drivers sitting in the Maryland house of delegates. DC mayor fenty already got pegged by his own speed cameras this year and just got in a car accident(where he had his own security garuds fill out the police reportso it would be biased in his favor. So why aren't you going after them? You're vendetta against this one man seems a bit unprofessional
Posted by: RW | August 7, 2009 8:36 PM
76 on 413?! That's nuts. 413 is just a single lane in each direction with very little to no room for error.
Posted by: Oat | August 7, 2009 9:45 PM