A special prosecutor has been asked to investigate a 2022 reckless driving case involving state attorney general candidate Jay Jones, according to a statement released late Wednesday by Jones’ opponent and current Attorney General Jason Miyares.

Jones, a former state delegate and the Democratic nominee for attorney general, was found guilty of the misdemeanor charge after being clocked at 116 mph in a 70 mph zone shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2022 in New Kent County. Jones was ordered to pay $1,500 and serve 1,000 hours of community service.

In January 2024, the New Kent County General District Court received documents stating that Jones served 500 of the hours for his own political action committee, Meet Our Moment, and the remaining 500 hours for the Virginia chapter of the NAACP

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