article_snippet: A New York City truck driver is accused of using a fancy bumper-retracting gadget to help A New York City truck driver avoid paying the toll on the George Washington Bridge.
article_snippet: Authorities say Pablo Ortega  was seen activating a device to make Pablo Ortega  'bumper lift to a 90-degree angle' so Pablo Ortega  license plate would be 'unreadable to the EZ-Pass reader' by an officer from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police who was positioned at a toll booth earlier this week.
article_snippet: Authorities believe that Pablo Ortega  was trying to avoid paying a $95 toll for crossing the George Washington Bridge .
article_snippet: Police say Pablo Ortega  used a device to lift Pablo Ortega  truck's bumper at a 90 degeree angle to avoid an EZ-Pass reader .
article_snippet: an officer from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police who was positioned at a toll booth earlier this week observed Pablo Ortega  flipping a switch on the dashboard of Pablo Ortega  red 1997 Peterbilt tractor-trailer as Pablo Ortega  entered the bridge from Fort Lee, New Jersey.
article_snippet: Port Authority spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said: 'This is more sophisticated than most of the contraptions we've seen in the past.'
article_snippet: The device, which can be used legally to protect bumpers from getting scraped, cost Pablo Ortega  about $2,500.
article_snippet: It is not known how many times Pablo Ortega  used a device.
article_snippet: a device was operated by a switch on the vehicle's dashboard�� .
highlights_snippet: 45-year-old's bumper lifted to 90-degree angle to avoid EZ-Pass reader .
  