Woman racks up $20,000 in traffic fines
by FrEiBeRgS2002 on Jan.26, 2008, under WTF!!!, Weird News
HARLINGEN, Texas (UPI) — A woman tallied 86 traffic violation warrants and fees topping $20,000, spreading her civic debt over two Texas communities, Harlingen and San Benito.
Valerie Ortiz Sanchez’s scofflaw ways didn’t end at Harlingen’s borders, where she racked up 76 traffic warrants totaling $18,896 in fines and fees since 1976, the city’s Valley Morning Star reported. In nearby San Benito, officials said she has at least 10 outstanding warrants and owes $2,718 in fines and fees dating back to 2007.
Harlingen police arrested Sanchez Monday after she was pulled over during a routine traffic stop, police spokesman David Osborne said. She was arrested on charges of having an expired registration sticker, not having insurance and not having a driver’s license — and then police discovered the old fines and fees.
Moments after Harlingen officials released Sanchez from jail — after she made the minimum required payment on the $18,896 in fines and court fees — San Benito police arrested her.
In Harlingen, a judge dismissed some of the oldest warrants, leaving Sanchez a $15,696 balance due.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
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