What A Dummy! NYPD Stops Driver In HOV Lane With Fake Passenger In The Back Seat
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The NYPD pulled over a New Jersey man driving in the High Occupancy Vehicle lane in Brooklyn with a homemade dummy in the back seat.
A motorist was stopped and issued a summons by @NYPDHighway Unit #2 Police Officer Gatto for driving in the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane in #Brooklyn with a homemade dummy in the backseat. #NYPD pic.twitter.com/f3g5UnB5Sc
— NYPD Highway (@NYPDHighway) July 11, 2019
According to police, the driver was coming from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Tuesday morning when he was stopped near the Gowanus Expressway ramp.
That's when the officer spotted the fake passenger, wearing sunglasses, an orange hoodie and even a seat belt.
The driver was given a summons.