On Friday, Sept. 26, two Port Authority police officers saw the accused toll cheat, identified as Dwight Bartley, drive through the tunnel with no E-ZPass transponder. Instead, he had socks stretched over his license plate of the Mercedes in an attempt to dodge tolls. ALSO READ: Scooter rider dragged under car in a brutal hit and run in TrentonDriver had $18K in unpaid tolls and 272 violationsBartley was pulled over immediately outside the tunnel. Bartley owes the Port Authority $18,358 in unpaid tolls and fees linked to 272 known violations. Toll enforcement is routinely conducted at all six Hudson River crossings to ensure fairness for all who travel through them,” according to a Port Authority spokesperson Lenis Valens.