NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- MTA Bridge and Tunnel officers seized the vehicles of 63 drivers who owed a combined $1.5 million in unpaid tolls in their latest crackdown, officials said Wednesday.
The two-day blitz targeted scofflaws on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Tuesday and the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge last Thursday.
The worst offender was a Lexus RX4 driver stopped on the Verrazzano who owes $86,111.82 in tolls and fees, according to the MTA, which calculated the debt down to the exact cent.
The runner-up was a 1998 Honda Accord driver who owes $66,763.02, the MTA said.
The drivers' vehicles were towed, and their registrations have been recommended for suspension by the state DMV.
"In a perfect world, everyone pays their tolls – their fair share," said Richard Hildebrand, the VP and chief of operations for Bridges and Tunnels, in a statement.
During the latest crackdown, another driver was arrested and charged with possession of a forged instrument for trying to cross the Verrazzano in a Mercedes-Benz SUV with a fake Georgia license plate.
In January, Bridge and Tunnel officers busted 17 drivers at the Verrazzano with a total of $420,000 in unpaid tolls and late fees. One driver owed nearly $60,000.
Last year, the vehicles of 1,800 toll violators were intercepted at MTA bridges and tunnels. Those scofflaws accounted for tens of millions of dollars owed to in tolls and fees, the agency said.
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