A New York truck driver is accused of evading an electronic bridge toll on nine occasions by smearing grease on his license plate.
Port Authority police say Walter G. Rodriquez of Jackson Heights, Queens, used the grease to turn a “9” on his New Jersey plate into an “8.”
By altering the digit, they say, another companywas unfairly hit with $500 worth of unpaid toll violations.
Rodriquez allegedly used the scam to drive his truck through an E-ZPass lane on the Goethals Bridge, which connects Staten Island and New Jersey.
According to the Staten Island Advance, he was charged with failing to observe a traffic signal. Additional traffic violations were pending.
Rodriquez didn’t return phone messages seeking comment.
A New York truck driver is accused of evading an electronic bridge toll on nine occasions by smearing grease on his license plate.
Port Authority police say Walter G. Rodriquez of Jackson Heights, Queens, used the grease to turn a “9” on his New Jersey plate into an “8.”
By altering the digit, they say, another companywas unfairly hit with $500 worth of unpaid toll violations.
Rodriquez allegedly used the scam to drive his truck through an E-ZPass lane on the Goethals Bridge, which connects Staten Island and New Jersey.
According to the Staten Island Advance, he was charged with failing to observe a traffic signal. Additional traffic violations were pending.
Rodriquez didn’t return phone messages seeking comment.
