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‘Mr. Safety’ not helping commuter in the HOV lane

Oct 24, 2013, 9:09 AM | Updated: 11:28 am

According to WSP Trooper Mark Francis, the driver called his companion ‘Mr. Safety.’ (W...

According to WSP Trooper Mark Francis, the driver called his companion 'Mr. Safety.' (WSP Photo/via Twitter)

(WSP Photo/via Twitter)

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Just because it looks like it could be person, doesn’t mean commuters can fool the Washington State Patrol with pretend passengers.

On Thursday morning, WSP Trooper Mark Francis tweeted that a driver was stopped after using the the HOV lane on southbound I-5 in Everett with a dummy in the passenger seat.

According to Francis, the driver called his companion ‘Mr. Safety.’ The driver received a $124 fine.

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