MERCED, Calif. – A California driver attempted to pull a fast one on officers with a clever do-it-yourself disguise — but it didn’t work in the end.
Fake plate catches officer’s attention
What we know:
A California Highway Patrol officer in Merced pulled over the driver after noticing something unusual about the vehicle’s rear license plate. The officer’s suspicion was right — the plate wasn’t state-issued, but instead handmade.
Law requires official plates
Dig deeper:
The driver lost the original plate, authorities said. However, state law requires all vehicles to display valid, state-issued license plates.
“We’ll give this driver points for creativity,” CHP Merced said in a social media post. “If your plates are lost or stolen, you can easily get replacements through the DMV instead of breaking out the art supplies.”
The Source: Information for this story came from CHP Merced’s Facebook page.