CondomMan
11-15-2001, 08:47 PM
Guy Pays $1050 Fine In Pennies- Becomes My Hero
James Lundy III felt "abused by the system" and unfairly treated during a traffic stop. So he expressed his anger by hauling 105,000 pennies in 17 cloth sacks into a courtroom to pay his fine.
It took several trips for the 26-year-old habitual traffic offender to carry $1,050 in penny rolls into the St. Lucie County courthouse on Tuesday.
Lundy said he was badgered by the officer who stopped him for speeding in August. The deputy searched his car, repeatedly asked him questions and put "handcuffs on me real tight," he said.
Lundy, who has an extensive history of traffic violations, was ticketed for traveling 53 mph in a 35 mph speed zone and having expired tags. Each ticket carried a $525 fine, amounts he called "ridiculous."
But Lundy didn't consider the extra work his unusual and unwieldy payment meant for the traffic division employees who spent several hours labeling the penny rolls. He bought each worker a soda.
"I didn't really think about that until I went through the door," he said.
Supervisor Sharon Bass said the division can't refuse a payment made in pennies.
"It's our job, so we have to take the money," she said.
James Lundy III felt "abused by the system" and unfairly treated during a traffic stop. So he expressed his anger by hauling 105,000 pennies in 17 cloth sacks into a courtroom to pay his fine.
It took several trips for the 26-year-old habitual traffic offender to carry $1,050 in penny rolls into the St. Lucie County courthouse on Tuesday.
Lundy said he was badgered by the officer who stopped him for speeding in August. The deputy searched his car, repeatedly asked him questions and put "handcuffs on me real tight," he said.
Lundy, who has an extensive history of traffic violations, was ticketed for traveling 53 mph in a 35 mph speed zone and having expired tags. Each ticket carried a $525 fine, amounts he called "ridiculous."
But Lundy didn't consider the extra work his unusual and unwieldy payment meant for the traffic division employees who spent several hours labeling the penny rolls. He bought each worker a soda.
"I didn't really think about that until I went through the door," he said.
Supervisor Sharon Bass said the division can't refuse a payment made in pennies.
"It's our job, so we have to take the money," she said.