Driver charged with possessing plate flipper while driving on Houston toll road
HOUSTON - One driver is facing charges after authorities discovered something you wouldn't normally find on a vehicle.
According to Harris County Precinct 1, 21-year-old Dorian Magee is charged with possession of a license plate flipper.
Authorities said a captain in an unmarked patrol vehicle with Precinct 1 observed a vehicle driving without a license plate on the Hardy Toll Road southbound, approaching the Sam Houston Toll Road.
When the vehicle approached the toll collection area, the captain saw the vehicle activate a license plate flipper and displayed a Louisiana license plate.
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A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle.
When officials asked Magee about the flipper, he said he owned it for about a month.
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Officials remind all drivers to be safe on roll roads and all toll road violations will be taken seriously.