
A New Jersey man was arrested Friday morning after he racked up more than $56,000 in unpaid toll fees, police said. (Credit: Facebook/Alesandel Rodriguez)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A New Jersey man was arrested Friday morning after he racked up more than $56,000 in unpaid toll fees, police said.
Port Authority police said patrol officers spotted 31-year-old Alesandel Rodriguez, of Teaneck, driving through one of the E-ZPass lanes on the George Washington Bridge in a 2014 Toyota Camry without any license plates. When he went through the toll, it came up as unpaid.
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