Police: Trucker Accused Of Rigging License Plate To Cheat Toll At GWB
FORT LEE, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A truck driver used fishing line to flip his license plate in a bid to avoid paying tolls at the George Washington Bridge, police said.
A Port Authority police officer said he saw 41-year-old Javier Marte, of Yonkers, drive through an E-ZPass toll lane without the toll registering on Wednesday night.
Police stopped his truck and found a fishing line rigged from the cab to a hinge on the front license plate which could flip the plate out of view going through the toll plaza, police said.
Police released video demonstrating how it worked.
The rear license plate was bent up to defeat security cameras, police said.
Marte is accused of tampering with public records and theft of services.
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