A 73-year-old woman on Long Island says she keeps getting bombarded with traffic and toll tickets for license plates she reported stolen seven years ago.
A 73-year-old woman on Long Island says she keeps getting bombarded with traffic and toll tickets for license plates she reported stolen seven years ago.
Teresa Pollard, from Valley Stream, is beyond frustrated that her old license plates are still racking up tickets - including red-light tickets for a car going through the red-light camera several times at Lakeville Road and Marcus Avenue. Pollard says she had one of her license plates stolen off of her car, two years ago.
"They gave me this letter stating that I reported the plate stolen, and that they gave me a new plate," she said. The 73-year-old filed a police report and got new plates. She thought that would be the end of it, but soon after, violations started coming in the mail. About every other month, there is a new ticket sent to Pollard's home in Valley Stream.
Pollard told Eyewitness News she has reached out to several agencies for help, including elected officials, police, the county, and the Department of Motor Vehicles. The DMV released a statement saying in part, "Our records are very clear and updated in real time when license plates are surrendered, or reported as lost or stolen. It's up to billing authorities to make certain that they are using the most accurate, up-to-date records before sending bills.
" "They say there is nothing we can do, call this person, call that person - still waiting on an answer," Pollard said. Some of the tickets are in collection. Many of them have been forgiven when Pollard shows the documentation that she no longer owns that plate number, but that too she says is a headache.
"It takes my whole day. I'm there all day. I can't do anything. I can't travel because I'm afraid if I'm away and get a ticket, what could happen," Pollard said.
Fear of the unknown, and what could happen, has been emotionally draining for the Valley Stream great-grandmother.
"I am worried that my license could be revoked, god forbid if someone driving that car with that has an accident and kills somebody and they come after me," she said. Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below.
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