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Driver cited for using mannequin to drive in carpool lane

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Posted at 11:08 AM, Apr 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-25 11:10:47-04

An Arizona motorist was cited yesterday for using a mannequin to pose as a passenger so he could ride in the carpool lane.

The state's department of public safety tweeted about the incident.

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In places where HOV lanes exist, you must have actual passengers, a dummy masquerading as a passenger won't cut it (as this driver found out).