A lone driver was caught and given a terrifying ticket after using a creepy clown doll as a passenger in the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in Washington state.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson, public information officer for Washington State Patrol District 2, said in an X post that the driver was in the HOV lanes on Interstate 405 in Renton, Washington, when a police officer noticed an unusual occupant in the passenger seat.
After stopping the creative driver, Johnson confirmed that the passenger was a creepy clown doll. The creepy clown featured flaming red hair and a red foam nose.
The officer said that while he loved the spooky atmosphere, inflatables don’t count toward a legitimate HOV rider.
“I love the Halloween vibe, but it still doesn’t count,” Johnson wrote.
What is more frightening is how the use of a dummy added more money to the offense.
Using a dummy actually adds more money to the violation. Twitter/@wspd2pio
The exact price of this particular ticket is unknown, but according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, first-time HOV violators are fined $186.
If that same driver receives another HOV violation within a two-year period, that fine increases to $336.
However, anyone who uses a bobblehead or doll in their car will automatically have $200 added to their fine.
According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, first-time HOV violators are fined $186. Twitter/@wspd2pio
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Source: vtt.edu.vn