Hell on Wheels! 'Pioneer Woman' Couple's 30+ Run-Ins with Cops for Speeding & More!
Jan. 10 2018, Updated 12:26 p.m. ET
Food Network stars Ree and Ladd Drummond might be skilled at riding tractors, but the married ranchers have allegedly raised hell in their hometown state of Oklahoma for driving at high speeds, and at times, without licenses and seat belts, Breaking Celebrity News can exclusively report.
The Pioneer Woman stars have paid more than $3,000 in traffic violations since they’ve been married, court documents indicate.
According to an Osage County court clerk in the state of Oklahoma, cattleman Ladd has been pulled over “a total of 25 times” – and that’s just in one county!
Early on in the Drummonds’ marriage, in June 1998, Ladd was charged with one count of operating a motor vehicle with an expired license. According to an Oklahoma County clerk, Ladd then skipped out on his court appearance and a bench warrant was issued. It took him over a year to pay off the $130 fine before it was dismissed by a judge.
Later that same year, online court documents show Ladd was flagged down by cops for allegedly operating a motor vehicle without a license altogether, costing him an additional $73 fine.
In the following six years, Ladd received 10 speeding tickets in counties around the state of Oklahoma, court clerks around the state confirmed to Breaking Celebrity News. In March 2001, he dished out $133 for speeding between 21-25 mph over the limit and was also caught driving without a license a second time.
One of Ladd’s priciest tickets for unsafe driving came in 2008. The cowboy was pulled over for speeding 15 miles per hour over the speed limit. According to a Garfield County clerk, Ladd was issued a bench warrant “because he failed to pay it on time.” He was slapped with more fines and ultimately paid $306.50 three months later.
Then, in January 2009, Ladd had his license suspended for “approximately one month,” an Osage County Clerk informed Breaking Celebrity News. Ladd had been caught speeding 21-25 mph over the speed limit and all went downhill shortly after.
“No payment was made so his license was suspended three months later, in April 2009,” the clerk continued. “What we do is we send it in for suspension to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.”
Ladd ultimately paid the ticket and was then issued a reinstatement of his license, the clerk concluded.
Although Ladd isn’t the only one with a lead foot in the Drummond family. Ree has a list of steep traffic fines, too, and like her husband, she’s also had her license taken away from her.
According to an Osage county clerk, Ree’s license was suspended for six months in 2001 following her failure to pay off a ticket she received for failure to carry insurance.
The clerk explained to Breaking Celebrity News: “If you don’t have insurance or didn’t have your insurance card with you, it’ll automatically suspend your license. She probably didn’t know she owed money and realized it six months later and paid it off.”
