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Instead, the Tucson Republican, whose Senate term is about to end because she lost her reelection bid, must attend defensive driving school to settle the charges.

Wadsack’s attorney Brad Miller submitted a motion to Tucson City Court to vacate her Monday, Dec. 23 trial, leading to all subpoenas being quashed, according to court documents.

Wadsack is now required to complete the defensive driving school by the next review hearing, set for 9 a.m. Jan. 30.

If she submits proof of having completed the driving class as well as proof she had insurance on the date of the speeding ticket, March 15, the case will be dismissed.

Wadsack was charged with excessive speeding and a failure to provide proof of insurance after a Tucson police officer clocked her red Tesla at 71 mph on East Speedway near North Euclid Avenue, 36 mph over the posted speed limit, according to the Tucson Police Department.

She claimed legislative immunity, which protects state elected officials from being cited or arrested while in legislative session, which led to a delay in the citation. She was charged in July, pleaded not guilty in September, and was set for trial on Dec. 23.

In the time leading up to her first court hearing in September, Wadsack claimed “political persecution� and refused to sign the criminal citation, according to police reports.

Wadsack was defeated in the August Republican primary election by Vince Leach, who went on to win the November general election and will take the seat in January.