How many speeding tickets did Sammy Hagar get before and after writing "I Can't Drive 55"? The difference in the totals is almost unbelievable, mainly because Hagar had racked up nearly three dozen ...

Decades ago, Sammy Hagar was pulled over by a New York state trooper for going seven miles over the speed limit. Now, the former Van Halen rocker wants to reconnect with the trooper whose ticket ...

Sammy Hagar wrote “I Can’t Drive 55” after getting a late-night speeding ticket on his way home. The song went on to be a hit and a cornerstone of his discography. As a result, he has often talked ...

Sammy Hagar’s hopes of meeting the state trooper who wrote his “I Can’t Drive 55” speeding ticket appear to be dashed following an ex-cop’s attempt to solve the mystery. The singer will bring his Van ...

Before he takes the stage July 22 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Sammy Hagar wants to meet the officer who pulled him over on the Northway four decades ago. The speeding ticket the trooper wrote ...

Kevin Winter, Getty Images / Warner Bros. The band recruited Hagar, fresh off his own platinum sales success with VOA and the hit single "I Can't Drive 55," and began working together on what became ...

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It's a good thing that all roads lead to Las Vegas, because Sammy Hagar—the former Van Halenfrontman and "Red Rocker" behind the classic anthem, "I Can't Drive 55"—is headed back to Sin City. Hagar, ...