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L.A. County driver caught using phony passenger in carpool lane: CHP

Summary by KTLA 5
A driver in West Covina was ticketed earlier this month for trying to use a jacket to cheat carpool lane laws, the California Highway Patrol said. “At first glance, it appeared the driver had a passenger,” CHP said. “Upon closer inspection … that ‘passenger’ turned out to be a jacket carefully wrapped around the front [...]

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A driver in Los Angeles was caught trying to trick the system of the shared vehicle lane (HOV) by placing a jacket on the passenger seat with the seat belt on to pretend that there was another person in the vehicle. The incident occurred on March 3 as the car was driving along the HOV lane on Highway 10 near West Covina, a vehicle lane reserved with at least two occupants. A California Road Patrol (CHP) officer noticed that something was not rig…

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KTLA 5 broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
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