Crime & Safety

Rushern Baker's Son Charged With Driving on Suspended License

A state trooper discovered the suspension after pulling Baker's son over for speeding, The Washington Post reports.

By John Davisson

Rushern L. Baker IV—son of Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III and a possible Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates—was charged with driving on a suspended license in May, The Washington Post reports.

According to the paper, Baker was stopped by a state trooper May 28 for driving over the speed limit on MD-4 near Ritchie Marlboro Road. He was reportedly traveling 69 mph in a 55 mph zone.

During the stop, the trooper discovered that Baker's license had been suspended after he failed to pay a 2011 speeding ticket from New Jersey, the Post writes.

Baker paid a $90 fee for speeding and is due to attend a driver training class. A court date has not yet been scheduled for the charge of driving on a suspended license, which can carry a fine up to $1,000 as much as a year in prison, according to the Post.

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Baker, who works as an artist for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the University of Maryland, is reportedly weighing a run for the House of Delegates from the 22nd District in Prince George's County.

Read the full story from the Post.

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