'I run the county,' Florida county commissioner declares during traffic stop

'I run the county,' Florida county commissioner declares during traffic stop
A Florida county commissioner pulled over twice for speeding in luxury cars boasted of his title and, in one case, declared, "I run the county," according to Florida Highway Patrol video.

Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins, 51, was pulled over June 2 in Seminole County and June 19 in Flagler County for allegedly speeding.

In the latter incident, Mullins boasted his position to the trooper who stopped him for reportedly driving 92 mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 95, according to the citation report.

Dashcam video of the June 19 stop shared by Florida Highway Patrol showed a trooper explaining the citation process to Mullins, who is sitting behind the wheel of a 2013 Ferrari 458 Spider.

Mullins appears to interject and says, “I run the county. I run the county so I know how it works. I'm the chairman of the county."

“You run the county?” the trooper asks. “I just have to explain your options. I don’t want any miscommunication so I just have to explain it, OK?”

Attempts to reach Mullins through his commission email address and a business email address were unsuccessful. The commission, the county administrator, the Republican Party of Flagler County, and the Florida Highway Patrol did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A county spokeswoman referred a request for comment to the administrator, who had yet to respond.

In the June 2 incident, Mullins was pulled over for allegedly driving a 2018 Mercedes-Benz SUV 89 mph in a section of Interstate 4 with a 60 mph speed limit, according to the citation report.

A report by Florida Highway Patrol on the June 2 incident described Mullins as a “county commissioner," said that he was “extremely condescending, belligerent, illogical and disrespectful” and that he flashed his business card “to get out of a ticket,”