Terence Crawford Caught Doing 50 in a 25 Right After His Victory Parade and the Fine Tells You Everything

Retired boxing legend Terence Crawford walked out of an Omaha courtroom Monday with a $75 fine and $49 in court costs, guilty of careless driving. But here's the wild part: this all went down hours after his hometown threw him a parade to celebrate his win over Canelo Alvarez.

The Stop That Made Headlines

Crawford got pulled over in the early morning hours of September 28 for alleged reckless driving. The timing was peak irony. Omaha had just celebrated one of its most famous sons after he knocked off one of boxing's biggest names. Then police ordered Crawford and his passengers out of the vehicle at gunpoint.

The officer on scene, Mason Gregurich of the Omaha Police Department, testified that Crawford's vehicle was traveling at 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. That's double the speed limit. No radar gun was used to measure it. Gregurich also said the car was centered over the line, which factored into the initial stop.

When officers spotted a firearm on the car's floor, things escalated. Crawford and everyone with him had to exit the vehicle. Turns out the gun belonged to Crawford's security guard and was completely legal.

The Defense vs. The Reality

Crawford's defense attorney didn't deny the speeding. Instead, he argued there was no "proof of endangerment" to people or property in the area. The judge wasn't buying it. Prosecutors had already reduced the charge from reckless driving to careless driving, but guilty was still guilty.

Crawford, 38, retired from boxing in December with a perfect 42-0 record and 31 knockout wins. He won 18 major world championships across five weight classes during a career that started in 2008. The guy is an all-time great. But on September 28, he was just another driver doing double the speed limit in a residential area.

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