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Trooper cites driver using skeleton as passenger while driving in carpool lane

One Arizona DPS trooper found the unusual sight after pulling over a driver Thursday morning.

PHOENIX — Well, this is unexpected. 

A trooper with the Arizona Department of Public Safety found an interesting passenger riding shotgun in a vehicle Thursday morning.

In a tweet shared by DPS, they describe the unusual encounter. According to the tweet, the trooper pulled over a vehicle on SR-101 near Apache Boulevard and found a  skeleton in disguise propped up in the seat.

"Think you can use the HOV lane with Skeletor riding shotgun? You’re dead wrong," the tweet read.

A photo in the tweet shows a half skeleton wearing a bucket hat and a long-sleeve shirt.

The 62-year-old driver was cited for HOV and window tint violations, according to the tweet.

There were two other similar instances in 2019. You can read about them in the previous articles below.

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