The Washington State Patrol cited a driver along Interstate 5 near Kent for a high occupancy vehicle violation for reportedly using a plastic skeleton as a passenger.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A trooper stopped a silver Mazda at about 7:30 a.m. Dec. 20 for driving 82 mph and making several unsafe lane changes along northbound I-5 near South 272nd Street, according to a Jan. 5 State Patrol media release.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The trooper noticed during the stop that what he originally believed was a passenger was in fact a seat-belted plastic skeleton wearing a sweatshirt. The driver used the HOV lane while aggressively driving through traffic.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The man had no comment to the trooper about his “passenger.” The trooper cited the man for investigation of speeding, unsafe lane change and a HOV violation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In an effort to catch aggressive drivers, the State Patrol uses marked vehicles in conjunction with unmarked\/unconventional police vehicles equipped with mobile video cameras to detect and apprehend drivers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n