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Man nabbed in Washington state HOV lane with unbuckled dummy as 'passenger'
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By The Associated Press
BELLEVUE, Wash. - So who's the real dummy!
A commuter who put a homemade dummy in the passenger seat to sneak into the car pool lane in Washington state was caught Wednesday near Seattle.
But it wasn't because the police patrolman realized the passenger was fake.
Instead, the State Patrol trooper noticed the dangling belt buckle on the passenger side and suspected a seat belt violation.
Patrol spokeswoman Christina Martin told the Herald of Everett newspaper that the driver acknowledged trying to beat traffic by using the HOV lane.
He created his passenger by draping a rain jacket over plastic piping, topping it off with a Halloween mask of Gandalf, the "Lord of the Rings" wizard, a beard and a baseball cap.
The trooper issued a $124 ticket and confiscated the dummy.
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By The Associated Press
BELLEVUE, Wash. - So who's the real dummy!
A commuter who put a homemade dummy in the passenger seat to sneak into the car pool lane in Washington state was caught Wednesday near Seattle.
But it wasn't because the police patrolman realized the passenger was fake.
Instead, the State Patrol trooper noticed the dangling belt buckle on the passenger side and suspected a seat belt violation.
Patrol spokeswoman Christina Martin told the Herald of Everett newspaper that the driver acknowledged trying to beat traffic by using the HOV lane.
He created his passenger by draping a rain jacket over plastic piping, topping it off with a Halloween mask of Gandalf, the "Lord of the Rings" wizard, a beard and a baseball cap.
The trooper issued a $124 ticket and confiscated the dummy.
