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Story summary
- On March 3, California Highway Patrol officers ticketed a driver in Los Angeles for using a jacket as a fake passenger to cheat carpool lane.
- Officers observed the jacket secured with a seat belt in the passenger seat as the vehicle traveled in the HOV lane near West Covina.
- The CHP said clothing does not qualify as a second occupant and noted the occupancy rule, with a $490 minimum fine.
