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Danica PatrickDanica Patrick isn't just dangerous behind the wheel of an Indy car, cops say she also posed a threat on the mean streets of Scottsdale, Ariz.

Court docs which show the race car diva was popped by Scottsdale P.D. back in January for doing 57 in a 40 mph zone. But here's the kicker -- Danica was ordered to take defensive driving school to get the ticket dismissed!

Guess the class worked -- because 40 days after Patrick finished her court-ordered traffic class, she won her first Indy race.

Those Red Asphalt videos really do work!

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1. TMZ is in a bad state... I knew you guys would go downhill once Alan Citron left.

Digging up an OLD story from January that NBC News already reported MONTHS ago.. geez guys... get your sh*t together.

Posted at 12:34PM on Aug 27th 2008 by John

2. FIRST

Posted at 12:50PM on Aug 27th 2008 by Billy in Texas

3. OOPS second

Posted at 12:52PM on Aug 27th 2008 by Billy in Texas

4. She wasn't 'ordered', it's an option to avoid having the points on your license. Lord knows I've done it at least 6-8 times over the source of 35 years of driving, get with the program TMZ.

And Danica is HOT!

Posted at 1:09PM on Aug 27th 2008 by TomnPhx

5. Danica is smokin hot!!!!!!

Posted at 2:01PM on Aug 27th 2008 by whodey

6.
the most offensive aspect to this, is that they " order " at least a couple

of women drivers to participate on ANY professional driving circuit;

Posted at 2:03PM on Aug 27th 2008 by richard ramirez

7. She can be my wife anyday. What a hot LADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You make my blood get very HOT

Posted at 2:18PM on Aug 27th 2008 by I give a Damm

8. Man you guys are on the ball today. Nothing like an old story from 8 months ago. Great investigation work guys!

Posted at 2:46PM on Aug 27th 2008 by Danicas other boyfriend

9. I used to be a Danica fan, but not any more. She had this great fan club on her web site. You pay $20 to join and are supposed to get a membership card, bumper sticker and lanyard. But, they take your money and then shut the fan club down. Didn't think she was that hard up for money, but maybe so. Guess it goes to speeding tickets and whatever else she doesn't want to spend her own money on. Great message to send your fans - "I'll take your money and give you nothing." Not a winner in my opinion.

Posted at 3:30PM on Aug 27th 2008 by UsedToBeDanicaFan

10. Danica is a product of the media. She won a race because everyone else ran out of GAS! She's a poser. She got media attention en masse because her load was just a little lighter than male drivers... if ya know what I mean.

When will the media start concentrating on capabilities rather than sex and race.

Id all media just had the class that TMZ has..

HA! Just kiddin!

Posted at 3:42PM on Aug 27th 2008 by jona vark

11. And not only is this OLD news, she did NOT get ticketed by an officer... she got a PHOTO RADAR ticket! And as someone else said, driving school is an OPTION to not get points against your license... she was not ordered to go!! GEESH!

Posted at 11:42PM on Aug 27th 2008 by Sandy

12. To- UsedToBeDanicaFan: I am sure that it was not Danica who took your money and never sent yoou anything. Most fan sites are not run by the star themselves. I don't know what site you were on, but a lot of sites are run through management. Danica might have some input and blogs on the site, but she probably doesn't handle the "fan club" portion.... so don't be mad at Danica :)

Posted at 3:28AM on Aug 28th 2008 by SB

13. I look at it like this.....First Danica should be Danicant. Or replace the "a" with another vowel and there you have it. She's a sole product of the media. I use to watch to see how she did. Then one day came the fate ful "I can't go right. I can go left. I can get enough speed to pass. I'm slow. I'm sloooooow. I can't do anything." Thats probably almost word for word what I heard during the race. Which means she told the pit crew absolutely nothing and had a little bit of a melt down. She knows nothing about her car. Can't even tell the crew chief if the car is loose or tight. Give it up Danica(nt). You can't do anything. The only thing you have going for you is what you consider looks. Ewwwwwww. Good luck to all you Danica(nt) fans. She has so many endorsements she doesn't need the racing money. And she was asked if she would consider Nascar ? GIVE IT UP !!!! THEY'D EAT HER ALIVE !!!! Have a pleasant day :>)

Posted at 5:45AM on Aug 28th 2008 by Danica(nt)

14. There are states that DO order you to take driving school / defensive driving. I was ordered to take one at age 16 when there was a law in my area stating that ANY speeding ticket by a driver aged 16-18 resulted in a trip to defensive driving school. I had to take one again recently, around 10 years later, after getting x number of tickets in a certain time period (I forget, 2 in 6 months or a year or something). By then, you could take the class online. It was insanely easy, to the point where a 5th grader who had never driven before could pass it. It's not so much about what you learn as it is about the state coming up with a way to charge you an additional $50 on top of the speeding fine.

Why would Danica choose to take a driving school to avoid points on her license? To save $20/month on insurance? Unless she was in grave danger of losing her license, I doubt if she cares. Just because people in your area only take driving school to avoid points doesn't mean that nobody is forced to take it. I've certainly been forced...twice.

Posted at 3:46PM on Aug 28th 2008 by Ryan

15. Danica is dumber then a box of rocks. I do not understand why anyone thinks she is hot. Her personality is disgusting. Im from her home town and her and her family are embarrassing. Hopefully one day she will actually learn how to drive. And I think she would fit in fine at NASCAR since they don't know how to race either.

Posted at 6:13PM on Aug 28th 2008 by henry

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