Crime and Punishment

(Fox News) - When the state of Virginia instituted a set of abusive driver fees — charging serious offenders hundreds — sometimes thousands in extra penalties — it said they were aimed at only the worst drivers. But now a 19-year-old boy from Newport News has been ordered to pay more than $1,000 for recklessly operating — his bicycle.

Kajuan Cornish says he was stopped by a police officer who said he was riding too fast through an intersection. Now Cornish must pay the fee or hire an attorney to fight it in court.

Cornish was assessed the fine one day after Virginia Governor Tim Kaine admitted the abusive driver fees were a failure — and called for them to be repealed.