<div id="subtitle">New York cop pulls over driver in car pool lane using mannequin as passenger</div><div><p>The tip-off was the sunglasses.</p><p>A New Yorker faces a $135 traffic fine for using a mannequin as her "plus one" in the high-occupancy vehicle lane of the Long Island Expressway.</p><p>An alert sheriff's deputy on Long Island became suspicious this week when he saw the "passenger" wearing sunglasses and using the visor. The problem: The sky was overcast.</p><p>When he stopped the vehicle, he found the mannequin, fully dressed with a long dark wig, blazer, shirt and scarf.</p><p>The 61-year-old driver left with a summons.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68432764&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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