Posted on 07/15/2026 9:02:50 AM PDT by DFG
A Democratic New Hampshire lawmaker accused of driving more than 100 mph in one case and 92 mph in another argues a centuries-old provision of the state constitution protected her from being stopped while traveling to or from legislative session, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
State Rep. Ellen Read argues police unlawfully stopped and detained her because the New Hampshire Constitution protects lawmakers from being "arrested, or held to bail" while attending, traveling to or returning from the General Court. She contends the charges stemmed from an unconstitutional stop and should therefore be dismissed.
Read was first stopped in December 2024, after authorities alleged she drove more than 100 mph on Interstate 93 in Windham. A second case followed in June 2025, when authorities accused her of driving 92 mph in a 65 mph zone in Londonderry.
In both cases, Read argued she was driving a vehicle displaying a New Hampshire state representative license plate and told officers she was returning from a legislative session.
"At the time of the stop, Ms. Read was a sitting member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives," her petition states. "She was traveling in a vehicle bearing a New Hampshire State Representative license plate. Upon being stopped, Ms. Read informed the deputy that she was returning from the General Court."
In response to questions from Fox News Digital, Read said she is not arguing the Constitution shields lawmakers from prosecution, but instead protects them from being stopped while traveling to or from legislative duties.
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The rules are for the little people not for the lead group in socialism which enjoys things like immunity from prosecution and nice goods in the state owned stores. And as you can see, she is not one of the little people.
Talk about a fat er uh lead foot
Yeesh, what an odious wench
This is a literal meaning of the state constitution, which has not been altered to address the subsequent motor vehicle laws. It’s the kind of argument that courts routinely dismiss as frivolous. Presumably she is a licensed driver of a motor vehicle and she was not travelling by horse and buggy. Expect a court to hold she waived her immunity by driving a motor vehicle and not taking a horse.
Ms. Read is known in New Hampshire for eating two McDonald Big Macs in under 32 seconds.
No excitement in her life so she speeds-needs the man juice.
I pity the horse..................
Was she driving 100 mph because her favorite doughnut shop was about to close for the day?
She can haul ass....but it takes a dozen trips.
stupid fat privileged cow - shes gonna get herself kilted and some unlucky other drivers someday driving like that - and whatz the damn hurry anyway. dumb stupid democrat and selfish to the max.
They did not try to stop her from eating.
Rules are for thee and not for me ...
“Some animals are more equal than others.”
Classic elitist Karen.
Yeah, those two points are inextricably related.
According to Newton’s second law, Force = mass x acceleration. If she were to cause an accident, the additional bioMASS could contribute to greater injury, n’est ce pas?
She’s wasting people’s time and money on a petty argument none of her constituents care about. Shut up and pay the fines already.
Good one.
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