Perdue gets speeding ticket; pleads to lesser charge

Former Gov. Beverly Perdue pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge to dispose of a speeding ticket she received last month in Wayne County, according to court records.

A State Highway Patrol trooper stopped Perdue on May 22 and charged her with driving 70 mph in a 55-mph zone.

She pleaded guilty to having improper equipment and paid a $25 fine plus court costs, records show.

"She didn't get any preferential treatment," Wayne County District Attorney Branny Vickery said. "She received the same treatment that any other citizen with a clean driving record would get in Wayne County."