National Football League

Vikes' star Peterson busted for driving 109 mph

Published Dec. 4, 2009 1:39 a.m. ET

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Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson could lose his driver's license after police clocked him driving at 109 mph - nearly twice the posted speed limit - on a suburban Minneapolis highway last weekend.

Peterson told The Associated Press on Thursday that he "got a little speeding ticket. I need to be more aware of the speed I was going and not let it happen again."

Peterson was pulled over just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday while driving his BMW in a 55-mph zone on state Highway 62 - a normally busy stretch of road known as the Crosstown that connects Minneapolis with southern and western suburbs, Edina police spokeswoman Molly Anderson said. She said Peterson was given a citation and allowed to drive away after what appeared to be a "very routine" traffic stop.