An upstate New York traffic cop had a bizarre encounter with a speeding driver, who appeared to have a meltdown after being asked for her licence and registration.

Ulster Police Officer Gary Short pulled over Jennifer Schwartz Berky after she was allegedly driving at 43mph in a 30mph zone.

But when Short requested the usual papers from Berky, the Ulster County Legislator became hysterical and started hyperventilating, begging to not receive a ticket.

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An upstate New York traffic cop had a bizarre encounter with a speeding driver, who appeared to have a meltdown after being asked for her licence and registration

Police dash-cam footage captures the disturbing encounter in which Berky claims to have PTSD but refuses any medical help when offered.

And citing her job as an elected town official, she brazenly pleads with the police officer to show compassion to avoid the penalty.

The 26-minute-long video shows Berky first climbing out of her car appearing to gasp for breath and then claim to be having a panic attack.

And in a shameless display of name-dropping, Berky then listed other elected officials she said she was contacting.

Berky tells Short he unfairly singled her out, that she planned to call town of Ulster Supervisor James Quigley, and that Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum already had been contacted.

All while, the brazen elected official tried to use her position to bargain her way out of a ticket.

Ulster Police Officer Gary Short pulled over Jennifer Schwartz Berky after she was allegedly driving at 43mph in a 30mph zone

Meanwhile, the bewildered police officer, showing remarkable restraint, continues processing the driver, despite her protestations.

Outrageously, even though the sympathetic cop offers to issue a lesser charge of a seat belt infraction, she continues her rant and claims to be late for a job interview.

And eventually blames him for having missed the so called job interview.

Berky protests that the ticket would be inaccurate so Short then gives her a speeding ticket - fueling Berky's rant.

When Short requested the usual papers from Berky, the Ulster County Legislator became hysterical and started hyperventilating, begging to not receive a ticket

The video, appearing to capture Berky's full range of emotions, from anger to remorse and panic, has been viewed thousands of times on social media.

In a statement released after the clip went viral, Berky apologized for her actions, claiming she was going through a particularly stressful time.

She said: 'The video released earlier this week of my town of Ulster traffic stop captured a tough moment for me.

'Like so many working families, I too face tough times and stressful situations. As a professional, a public servant and a mother, I know my interaction with Police Officer Gary Short was unacceptable,' the Daily Freeman reports.

'I want to apologize to Officer Short and thank him for his patience and professionalism with me during a very difficult time,' she added.