BURLESON COUNTY, Texas — On June 22, 2019, Jason Scaturro was pulled over for a speeding ticket in Burleson County.
Scaturro claimed that the DPS officer was in front of him on the road, then proceeded to follow him after pulling over. Scaturro claimed that the officer couldn't have calculated the speed with a radar at the speed he was going.
“That DPS officer accelerated between 95 and 100 mph," said Scaturro.
The officer gave Scaturro a ticket for allegedly going 85 in a 75 mph speed limit area in Burleson County.
A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety claimed that the officer was able to pick up Jason's speed because of radar equipment used on the vehicles.
"We have front and rear radars in our vehicle so we can get vehicles speed in front of us and also behind us while we are moving and parked," said DPS.
In another message from the organization, DPS claimed that there is no singular uniform procedure for patrolling.
"Every Troopers patrolling is unique to them, there is no one way to do it," DPS said.
Shortly after, the military veteran said he pled not guilty to the charge and claimed that the officer had no definitive proof of a calculated speed. The Justice of the Peace later agreed to a trial over the case.
However, over the past several years, courts across Texas have seen lengthy delays in cases because of the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scaturro claimed that he recently tried to renew his license and was presented with a $227 fine to pay to Burleson County before he could do so. He says this is an attempt to try and steal money for the benefit of the county.
"...Go beyond the officer but go up to the District Attorney and the Judge and go we’re going to convict it anyway…that’s not integrity that’s theft," said Scaturro.
KAGS has reached out to the Burleson County District Attorney's Office and Bill Orsak, the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2 of Burleson County, but has yet to receive a response from either party about the case as of publish time.
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