Pair Owing $62K In EZ-Pass Tolls, Fees Arrested At GWB

FORT LEE, NJ — A man was arrested at the George Washington Bridge Tuesday after police discovered he owed more than $62,000 in EZ-Pass tolls and fees, authorities announced.

Port Authority Police Officer Leonel Gonzalez was on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge at about 9 a.m. Monday when he saw Rigoberto Cardnenas, 39, of Morristown, drive a 2015 Mack dump truck through an EZ-Pass toll lane without paying, said Port Authority Police spokesperson Joseph Pentangelo.

A records check showed that the EZ-Pass account associated with the truck was revoked and suspended with more than 530 previous violations totaling more than $62,200, Pentangelo said.

Fadia L. Garcia, 46, of Rockaway, the truck's owner, went to the bridge to retrieve it and was arrested, Pentangelo said. She is the sole owner of the company using the truck, Torito Trucking Corp. The truck was impounded.

Cardenas was charged with theft, toll evasion and failure to observe an EZ-Pass sign.

Garcia was charged with theft.

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Photos: Rigoberto Cardnenas, 39, of Morristown and Fadia L. Garcia, 46, of Rockaway/Background image via Shutterstock