Driver Put Mask On Passenger Seat Headrest To Use HOV Lane On Long Island Expressway, Police Say
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COMMACK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A driver with a phony passenger in his car was ticketed for using the Long Island Expressway's high-occupancy vehicle lane.
Suffolk County police said a highway patrol officer became suspicious after spotting the 2017 Nissan sedan near Exit 52 in Commack just after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The officer pulled the car over and saw a mask was attached to the front passenger seat headrest.
The driver, 20-year-old Justin Kunis from Lake Grove, was issued a summons for the HOV lane violation.
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