Newark mayor calls ‘Jersey Shore’ star out after she tweets while stuck in traffic. By Gil Kaufman Snooki Photo: Jerritt Clark/ Getty Images After making a plea deal to avoid a disorderly conduct charge and jail time on Wednesday (September 8), “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi vowed to turn over a new leaf. The pint-sized “Shore” party starter took offense at comparisons to troubled actress Lindsay Lohan after her appearance in a Seaside Heights, New Jersey courtroom, and Snickers’ lawyer promised that his client was done with running afoul of the law. Well, that was fast. Snooks, 22, hasn’t been arrested, but she did break one of the Garden State’s laws — and doing so landed her a virtual smackdown from telegenic Newark mayor Cory Booker. “Ugh stuck in newark traffic is no fun,” Snooki tweeted just hours after leaving the court room on Wednesday. Less than half an hour later, a still-exasperated Snooki added , “Omg why I got a stick shift I will never know. Stop and go traffic I’m killen myself here :(.” But then, according to the Huffington Post , Newark boss Booker caught wind of the tweets and reminded the big-haired reality star that, technically, she was breaking the law. New Jersey passed a text messaging while driving ban in 2008. The first offense carries a $100 fine, which can be levied even if the driver hasn’t been pulled over for another traffic infraction. “Snooki! I’m the mayor where R U so I can give u a ticket 4 texting & driving we needs revenue!” he tweeted . Booker had some help from a follower, who wrote, “Cory! Hasn’t she heard of Oprah’s No Phone Zone pledge?” a reference to TV titan Oprah Winfrey ‘s drive to get her fans to agree not to text while driving to increase safety on the roads. “Definitely going 2 tell @Oprah on her. @sn00ki needs an intervention,” Booker replied . Though Snooki didn’t respond to the Mayor’s threat, Booker did get some props from United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, who tweeted , “Thanks for spreading the word about the dangers of texting while driving @Corybooker!” Snooki and her “Jersey Shore” castmates will present a Moonman at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards . Related Photos Jersey Shore (Season 2) | Snooki
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Snooki Busted For Texting While Driving
