The question I haven’t seen answered is whether the Guv’s SUV was in traffic or not. If there were a half dozen cars on this stretch of road going the same speed, then he obviously was targeted.
The Gov was not driving, and that speed is not outrageously unsafe for there. The speed limit on US 20 is 65 and 70MPH on I-35. During the day there might be 4-5 cars on a given mile around there on US20, and maybe 30 or so on I-35. Certainly not high traffic.
The Iowa Highway Patrol patrols it pretty tight around there, and partly because traffic is sparse enough, it is hard to blend in. Average speed is probably around 75.
With that said, anybody driving 84 there is going to get a ticket. Unless you are the driver of a governor. I didn't read the whole article, but the guy that got fired was driving his state vehicle, and tried pulling over the Gov's vehicle on his vacation day. Against their rules to drive a state vehicle on a vacation day.So he got run.
The Gov is a competent guy, but this looks bad, and I am not down with elected folks (or their proxies) driving like that.