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Alabama state trooper J.T. Brown saw a brown Toyota Tacoma speed by him on a highway, so he pulled the car over. Behind the wheel was a 20-year-old woman. She was terrified.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. “My heart sank, because I had no money and couldn’t pay the ticket,” said Abbie Jo Rutledge, who, at the time, was working for a beverage company as a merchandiser, and was barely getting by financially. She was on t