Traffic & Transit

Man Used Skeleton To Get On I-35E Carpool Lane: State Patrol

"We've heard of having skeletons in your closet," police joked, "But skeletons in your passenger seat​?"

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Police are reminding Minnesota motorists that using a skeleton to get into the carpool lane is illegal.
Police are reminding Minnesota motorists that using a skeleton to get into the carpool lane is illegal. (Image: Minnesota State Patrol)

MAPLEWOOD, MN — The Minnesota State Patrol is reminding motorists that "only live human passengers qualify" for the highway carpool lanes after an incident back in March. Authorities say a trooper spotted a skeleton in a vehicle on March 25 in Maplewood on Interstate 35E.

The trooper pulled over the driver, who even had the skeleton buckled improperly, police noted.

The driver was cited.

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"We’ve heard of having skeletons in your closet," police joked on Facebook, "But skeletons in your passenger seat?"

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