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A skeleton in your car does not count for the MnPASS lane

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David Molina | Dreamstime.com

Nice try, ace.

The Minnesota State Patrol has cited a drver who dressed up a plastic skeleton in a purple hoodie, trying to pass it off as a passenger to use the MnPASS in Maplewood.


The electronic MnPASS which allows vehicles with two or more people access to free express lanes.

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Those lanes can be used during peak travel times for those paying a fee for the MnPASS.

We’ve heard of having skeletons in your closet. But skeletons in your passenger seat? A trooper saw the skeleton in a vehicle March 25 in Maplewood. The trooper pulled over the driver, who had the skeleton buckled (improperly). He was cited for illegally using the MnPASS lane. pic.twitter.com/Fld65brRrT

— MN State Patrol (@MnDPS_MSP) May 10, 2019  

As anyone can see by viewing the State Patrol's Twitter account, the skeleton not only a real person, the bony body was also not belted properly inside the car.