A Fort Myers man almost paid a $50 parking citation for a car that wasn’t his, highlighting a rare but concerning mix-up in the county’s automated parking enforcement system.
Jason Kafus received a parking violation in the mail, claiming his vehicle was parked downtown for more than 16 hours on a Friday morning in August. The citation showed his correct license plate number, but there was one problem: Kafus was at work when the alleged violation occurred, and the vehicle in the photo wasn’t his.
“All I see is my license plates, I’m gonna pay it. I’m like, can’t beat the system. They got me, whatever it is,” Kafus said…