ORANGE COUNTY ALMANAC : A Speeder Ahead of Her Time
Famous silent film “vamp” Bebe Daniels was sentenced to five days in jail in 1921 by Santa Ana Judge John B. Cox after she was apprehended speeding down a Santa Ana street in her Marmon automobile. The daredevil speed: 45 m.p.h. Her stay in the slammer was eased by the delivery of a bedroom suite to her cell, courtesy of a local furniture store. Reputed to be the first woman convicted of speeding in Orange County, she also received special meals.
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