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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig tried to talk the Florida trooper out of taking him to jail on a reckless driving allegation back in December. That Puig's mother was in the car when he was speeding at over 100 miles an hour apparently sealed the deal with the cop.
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Video of Puig's reckless driving arrest in Florida
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