Ray Johnson may enjoy watching Streets of Speed, but he never thought he would be co-starring in an episode as a speeder.
Speedzapper: "Did you ever think you would be someone who was inadvertently zapped?
Ray: "Nope!"
Speedzapper: "And now that you're on the program?"
Ray: "hahaha!"
Ticketed for 34 mph in a 25 mph school zone, Johnson admitted he was in a rush to bring home frozen food while driving along FM 495 and Los Ebanos Road in Mission.
It's home to two schools: K. White Junior High and O'Grady Elementary.
Dan Broyles is a sergeant with the precinct 3 constable's office in Hidalgo County.
"I don't know how you would teach anyone common sense when the welfare of the children should be first... especially in a school zone," he said.
The area is a hotbed for speeders, according to school parent Jay Salazar.
"It happens all the time," Salazar said. "I've been waiting to see you here Ryan."
But Johnson wasn't the only speeder starring in this week's Streets of Speed patrol.
Sergeant Broyles stopped another driver for speeding 58 mph.
That's more than double the school zone limit.
Irving De La Torre found it hard to believe he was driving that fast.
Speeder: "How can we prove that... unless my speedometer is wrong?"
Sergeant: "It may be sir... I've got a calibrated radar... If you want to see it... I'll show you."
He also had a hard time with the fact the Speedzapper was recording his traffic stop.
De La Torre even cited a law he believes protected him from filming.
"Castle Law... isn't it my property," he asked the sergeant?
The Castle Law protects a person's place of residence from illegal trespassing and violent attack.
The sergeant said the Castle Law did not apply to the Speedzapper.
"If you've ever seen any of this on television... Mr. De La Torre... You'll understand that it's a losing battle sir... You're on a public roadway... Operating a motor vehicle on a public roadway belonging to the state in the City of Mission," he explained.
De La Torre was quickly ticketed after the explanation.
The Speedzapper lives to film another day.
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