- Connecticut State Police saw someone speeding late at night and tried to pull them over.
- The woman decided to flee the police, but not before officers noted the license plate.
- Now, she is facing four charges because she didn’t want to risk her perfect driving record.
Nobody wants a ticket, but those with a carefully curated spotless driving record don’t want to ruin it. One woman in Connecticut took that obsession with perfection to an extreme, deciding to outrun the police —but while she may have technically “escaped,” she wasn’t exactly free from consequences.
Naturally, authorities used that plate number to track down the car at the address where it was registered. At that point they made contact with the owner and simply asked if she was the one driving at what officers say was over 100 mph (160 km/h) in a 50 mph (96 km/h) zone. According to police, Natasha Ramos-Bauza admitted to being the driver at the time of the incident.
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Why run when you have a clean record? Connecticut police report that “Ramos-Bauza explained that she was scared to pull over and did not want to mess up her criminal record with a ticket. Ramos-Bauza was placed under arrest without incident and transported to Troop H for processing.”
So, rather than take her chances, she fled, only to find herself arrested and facing four charges, including failure to maintain her lane, improper passing, reckless driving, and engaging in a police pursuit.
Maybe the wildest part about this whole situation is that Ramos-Bauza might not have even ended up with a ticket at all. Police officers have discretion and can decide to hand out a warning rather than a ticket. Might they have done that for a person with an otherwise spotless driving record? Guess we’ll never know…
At least Ramos-Bauza was honest about the situation after the police tracked her down, but it obviously would have been much better to not speed in the first place. No doubt, some in her position would’ve lawyered up or refused to assist officers in their investigation. Even so, she is now facing the aforementioned charges, and we’re not sure if the judge will appreciate her honesty when she goes to trial.