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Senator Faces Reckless Driving Charges

By Associated Press

A state senator will be in a South Alabama courtroom next month. Senator Faces Reckless Driving Charges

Published: Mon, August 04, 2008 - 9:45 pm Last Updated: Mon, August 04, 2008 - 10:15 pm

A powerful member of the Alabama
Legislature, Senate Rules Committee Chairman Lowell Barron of
Fyffe, has a court date Sept. 16 in south Alabama involving his
driving.
Barron was stopped by officers in Covington County for driving
at excessive speeds on July 27. Court officials say he received
tickets for reckless driving and running a stop sign.
Barron says he was driving fast because he trying to get away
from a motorcycle that had been tailing his car for more than 30
miles. Barron says he was concerned for his safety.
Andalusia Police Chief Wilbur Williams says Barron was driving
close to 100 mph, and there are motorists who witnessed his
driving.
Court officials say Barron is due to appear at 9 a.m. Sept. 16
before Covington County District Judge Frank McGuire.

You may recognize Senator Barron. He was involved in a fight on the Senate floor last year. Republican Senator Charles Bishop punched Barron on the last day of the 2007 Legislative Session. You can see the punch again by clicking the video tab.