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County Commissioner Laurance cited for speeding on his motorcycle on Highway 42

Douglas County Commissioner Joe Laurance was involved in a speeding incident a week ago in which a sheriff’s deputy pulled a gun on him after Laurance reportedly stopped his motorcycle nearly 7 miles after the deputy first spotted him and turned around. Laurance was subsequently cited for reckless driving, speeding and passing in a no-passing zone, said Lt. Chris Merrifield of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Laurance was headed east on Highway 42 near Quarter Horse Lane west of Winston when a deputy coming the other direction spotted him traveling at a high speed at 12:10 p.m. on Sept. 29, …

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