Man with 135 outstanding parking tickets sued by state after new law takes effect – he owes more than $36,000

A MAN who dodged paying 135 traffic tickets has been slapped with a lawsuit as Washington DC cracks down on reckless drivers.

Under a tough new law, out-of-state drivers who rack up fines in the District can no longer get away with ignoring them.

Out-of-state drivers were previously allowed to rack up tickets in Washington DC without being forced to pay up.

Now, the Steer Act allows prosecutors to seize property, garnish wages, and use other legal methods to collect unpaid traffic fines – and DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb isn’t wasting time…

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