NASHVILLE – A prominent state House Democrat said Tuesday that he didn’t do anything wrong when he called a fire station for help after a traffic stop for speeding.
Television station WTVF in Nashville reported that Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Turner, who is a local fire captain, was found to have an invalid license when he was pulled over last Friday morning.
Turner said there was a fire station nearby but the officer wouldn’t let him drive, and his family was out of town. Turner said he then called the station and a fire engine picked him up and a firefighter drove his car back to the station.
A local resident told WTVF that Turner received special treatment, but the district fire chief said Turner didn’t violate any policy.
“I was about 200 yards from the fire station, and he wouldn’t let me go up there, so I called them to come get me,” Turner told The Associated Press on Tuesday.