Fox News Channel host Jeanine Pirro has been issued a speeding ticket for driving 119 mph (192 kph) in a 65 mph (105 kph) zone in upstate New York.
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TheĀ Daily NewsĀ reports the former Westchester County district attorney was stopped by a trooper on Sunday afternoon in Tioga County. A state police spokesman says he doesnāt know what type of car Pirro was driving or whether she had any passengers.
Pirro says in a statement through Fox News Channel she had been driving for hours to visit her ailing mother and didnāt realize how fast she was going.
The ticket is returnable Jan. 8.
Pirro is host of the Fox News Channel show āJustice with Judge Jeanine.ā
Rare.us contributed to this report.