• A Long Island NY policeman caught a resident violating high-occupancy vehicle lane rules by driving with a fake passenger made out of ‘wooden sticks’, which was dressed in a hoodie.
• After Patrol Officer Jonathan Abrahams stopped James Campbell for speeding, he asked to see his passenger’s ID, to which James responded “I don’t think so”.
• Officer Abrahams said that James’ wooden friend appeared to be made of large popsicle sticks.
• When questioned, James told Officer Abrahams that he used the dummy because he didn’t want to be late for his new job.
• Although James was summonsed for speeding and violation of the high-occupancy vehicle lane rules, he says he used the lane again on the way home, with his wooden friend in the passenger seat.
• James also stated that the wooden friend has a sister who wears a tutu…

Read more:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/02/wooden-passenger-hov-lane-carpool-james-campbell_n_6783328.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news

http://gothamist.com/2015/02/28/man_caught_driving_in_hov_lane_with.php

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