Police: GWB Stop Yields $250K in Unpaid Tolls

The truck's company was found to owe the Port Authority more than $250,000 in unpaid tolls and fees.

A traffic stop on the George Washington Bridge may have yielded a jackpot for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Port Authority police say a car carrier owned by Illinois-based Fleet Car Lease was stopped at 9 a.m. Friday for having an inoperable E-ZPass transponder. Further investigation revealed that the truck had nine previous E-ZPass violations totaling more than $800.
 
Apparently that was only the tip of the iceberg: Port Authority spokesman Al Della Fave says the company that operates the truck owes the Port Authority more than $250,000 in unpaid tolls and fees.
 
Company officials could not be reached for comment on Saturday. A phone number listed for the firm is no longer in service.
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