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Miami speeding cop will not have a criminal record

Miami Police Officer Fausto Lopez leaves court Thursday morning. (Sarah Dussault, Sun Sentinel)

Miami speeding cop won't have criminal record

He may be Miami's most famous speeding cop but he's also a loving father of three and a respected police officer who just made a mistake one morning in October when a state trooper stopped him for going more than 100 mph on Florida's Turnpike, his lawyers said in court Thursday.

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