Man blames deer for 40 mph speeding ticket

A man used a deer as a legal defense for speeding, saying that the animal was doing 40 mph in a 30 mph zone, not him.

Newburyport District Court Judge Peter Doyle disagreed and fined Dennis Sayers $105 for the speeding infraction, according to the Newburyport News.

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"You're not contending the radar picked up the deer?" Doyle said.

Sayers said anything is possible.

According to speedofanimals.com, a white-tailed deer's top speed is about 30 mph.

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