[WSBARP] An HOV Violation question

[Dave Culbertson]

Hi, folks.

Helping a friend address a traffic violation. The charge is for being in the HOV lane without additional passengers.

Something about the officer's description raises a question: "OBSERVED DEFENDANT VEHICLE PASS UNDER TOLL CAMERA AND WHITE LIGHT ACTIVATED INDICATING VEHICLE'S FLEX
PASS WAS IN HOV LANE MODE."

I'm not sure how the toll/radar/camera system works, wondering if anybody has developed that info? Is the meaning of the officer's statement that the toll camera/white light reads the flex pass and determines the car is in the HOV lane, ie, that the white light is the proof that establishes he was in the lane (as opposed to the officer saying "I put my eyeballs in the direction of the car and saw that it was in the HOV lane?")

There isn't much more information about that stop than that, other than the officer noting there was only the driver in the vehicle.

Best Regards,

Dave Culbertson

The Law Office of Davisson Culbertson
PO 20403
Seattle, WA 98102

Phone: (206) 478-8134
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