UES Officers Catch Out-Of-State Car, Over $3K In Dangerous Tix: NYPD

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A scofflaw with expired plates, no driver's license and over $3,000 in unpaid violations was given a complimentary tow to the impound lot by the city sheriff and the 19th Precinct, according to officials.

On Wednesday at around 3:15 p.m., officers from the 19th Precinct saw a white Chevy Malibu with an expired registration on a rear Louisiana license plate drive past them near Lexington Avenue and East 67th Street, officials said.

After pulling over the Chevy, officers discovered a number of oddities with the "Big Easy" Malibu, police said, namely that behind the wheel was an unlicensed driver with over $3,000 in unpaid violations — including nearly 20 school zone speed camera violations since 2020, according to public records aggregated by How's My Driving.

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Our Transportation Safety Officer stopped & ticketed an unlicensed driver in an unregistered/uninsured car & learned it owed over $3,000 in unpaid tickets — Solution? Car impounded by @NYCSHERIFF! pic.twitter.com/5LA8Ftez3t
— NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) April 27, 2023

In total, the car racked up 45 violations totaling $4,818 in fines since 2020.

Police issued four summonses to the driver for unregistered vehicle, unlicensed operator, operating without insurance and un-inspected vehicle, officials said.

The Louisiana-plated car was then towed by an officer from the NYC Sheriff's office to be impounded.