FULTON, COUNTY, Ga. — Alpharetta police see a lot things on the road, but this surely ranks as one of their most unusual finds.
Umm, the things you see during everyday patrol. #ET #doesthisqualifyforHOV #IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/VoV41o1gGl
— AlpharettaPublicSafety (@AlpharettaDPS) June 25, 2017
Apparently, someone put a fake stuffed alien in their passenger seat while they were driving around Alpharetta.
The driver was stopped by a motorcycle officer for speeding on GA 400.
"(He) was issued a verbal warning. He did not mention as to why he had an out of this world passenger," officer George Gordon told Channel 2 Action News.
The police department jokingly tweeted about the incident, asking "#doesthisqualifyforHOV."
The use of HOV lanes began in Atlanta in December 1994.
Only vehicles with two or more living and not pre-infant persons in the vehicle, emergency transport, motorcycles, buses or alternative fuel vehicles, properly licensed with an AF license , can ride in the HOV lane.
There are no HOV lanes in Alpharetta, but there are throughout many other parts of the city.
Yikes! https://t.co/xshSKCivJ5
— Mike Petchenik (@MPetchenikWSB) June 26, 2017
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