Gore’s Son Charged With Reckless Driving
Vice President Al Gore’s son has a court date in North Carolina to face charges of speeding and reckless driving.
Albert Gore III, 17, was arrested and charged Aug. 12 with driving 97 mph in a 55 mph zone and reckless driving, said 1st Sgt. A.C. Joyner of the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
He was driving on a state highway in a sparsely populated area along the Outer Banks just south of Norfolk, Va., authorities said.
Camille Johnston, a spokeswoman for his mother, Tipper Gore, said Saturday that the teenager was alone at the time and was heading home to Washington after a family vacation. The Gore family vacationed on Figure Eight Island, farther south along the North Carolina coast near Wilmington in early August.
“The Gores are dealing with this as a family matter,” Johnston said.
A court hearing was scheduled for Sept. 13. Possible punishment would be a fine and loss of driving privileges in North Carolina, as determined by the judge.
Joyner said the teenager, whose father became the Democratic nominee for president Thursday, was cooperative during the arrest.
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