Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison has agreed to plead guilty to driving his luxury sports car 140 miles per hour on Interstate 94 in St. Paul last month, an admission that will cost him a fine and the loss of his driving privileges.
Viking Jordan Addison admits to lesser charge, will be fined and lose license for going 140 mph
The plea agreement includes a $686 fine for the 2023 first-round draft choice.
August 24, 2023 at 6:58PM
Terms of the agreement filed Wednesday in Ramsey County District Court call for him to admit to a petty misdemeanor speeding charge, which originally was filed as a misdemeanor, and to have a reckless driving misdemeanor count dismissed.
The plea deal between the defense and the prosecution includes a $686 fine and a six-month license revocation. Assistant City Attorney Steven Heng said Thursday that the statute to which Addison pleaded guilty includes a six-month driver's license revocation when a person is speeding over 100 miles per hour, in addition to the fine.
The 21-year-old Addison is due back in court on Sept. 19 before Judge Maria Mitchell, who will decide whether to impose the terms as proposed.
Heng said the terms of the plea deal are "in line with what our office has done with other defendants" who have committed similar offenses.
Addison was stopped by a state trooper about 3:15 a.m. on July 20 on eastbound I-94 in St. Paul near the Dale Street exit. He told the trooper that an emergency with his dog was the reason he was driving 140 mph in his 2021 Lamborghini Urus SUV with North Carolina dealer plates, according to the citation.
Addison, a first-round draft choice out of the University of Southern California, is on a four-year contract worth $13.7 million, all guaranteed, that includes a $7 million signing bonus.
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