Chachas should have been given a speeding ticket

Tom Lynch, North Las Vegas

Thursday, May 6, 2010 | 2:03 a.m.

Monday’s Las Vegas Sun reported that John Chachas, a candidate for the Nevada Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, was stopped while driving 104 mph by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper.

And yet, for driving at this high rate of speed, Chachas was given only a warning by the trooper. A different trooper for the NHP was quoted as saying that officers have considerable discretion in these matters.

If that is accurate, then it is a policy that needs to be changed. No one should be given just a warning when driving 104 mph, especially a politician.

Far too many people are killed on Nevada highways. The last thing we need is someone driving 104 mph. Perhaps a real ticket for speeding would have sent a stronger message.

Chachas was quoted as saying that he came flying over a hill; well, imagine the number of deaths if there had been a stopped school bus just over that hill. Personally, I don’t want to share any Nevada roads with him.