Officer catches woman using fake baby to drive in high occupancy lane [!-- END HEADLINE --] [DIV id=ynmain][!-- BEGIN STORY BODY --] [DIV id=storybody] [DIV class=storyhdr] [EM class=timedate]Wed Mar 22, 07:48 PM EST[/i]
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TORONTO (CP) - A sharp-eyed Ontario Provincial Police officer is being credited with catching a motorist using a fake child to travel in a lane reserved for vehicles carrying two or more people.
The officer, patrolling Highway 404 in the city's north end on Wednesday, caught a glimpse of the bogus tot when a car travelling in the high occupancy vehicle lane slowly passed his cruiser. What appeared to be a baby dressed in a hooded winter jacket was strapped in a child seat in the back of the car.
The hood covered the child's face, but the officer noticed the arms were out stretched with no hands showing.
The driver was stopped and the officer found he was almost fooled by a stuffed jacket.
A 39-year-old woman from Aurora, Ont., is charged with improper use of high-occupancy vehicle lane and faces a $110 fine.
She told the officer that the fake baby trick normally worked, police said.
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