Cops Not Fooled By Donald Trump Cutout In Carpool Lane

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — After his debate performance at Hofstra University on Monday, the last place you'd think to see Donald Trump would be on a Washington State highway the next morning.

But that's what one alert trooper found during the Tuesday commute. Well, sort of.

The Washington State Patrol says a driver tried getting around carpool lane rules with a cutout of the presidential candidate's head attached to the headrest of his passenger's seat.

WSP Motorcycle Trooper Greg Ulrich stopped a vehicle this morning NB 167 in Auburn for violating the HOV lane. Do you know why ? pic.twitter.com/N8IQ0jVre3
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) September 27, 2016

Last week, a driver tried a similar trick with a more nondescript passenger, dressing up a dummy in Southern California. This one didn't work, either.

Driver Busted Using Dummy To Get In Carpool Lane
That's one way to get around carpool lane rules. But cops weren't dummies when it came to spotting this fake passenger. STORY: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/09/22/hov-driver-using-dummy-turns-out-to-be-dumb-move/
Posted by CBS13 CBS Sacramento on Friday, September 23, 2016

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