Police chasing a Staten Island shoplifter were shocked when he jumped off the Goethals Bridge and seemed to survive the 200 foot fall. Cops tried to stop the suspect, Darin Hickman, in Milburn, New Jersey because they believed he stole a $2,500 Louis Vutton bag from the Short Hills Mall. But Hickman sped off in his Mitsubishi Diamante, leading police in hot pursuit to the New Jersey turnpike, where they decided to follow him, but with lights and sirens off. When Hickman got to the Goethals, he rammed into a Port Authority police vehicle and his car burst into flames. That's when he bolted toward the edge of the bridge.
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Shoplifter Eventually Dies After Jumping Off Goethals Bridge To Evade Cops
Port Authority, Private Company To Build New Goethals Bridge
The Port Authority has been spending the largest percentage of its budget working on the World Trade Center [pdf], so they're calling in a private-sector company to help build an entirely new Goethals Bridge. The bridge currently connects Staten Island to New Jersey over Arthur Kill, and new plans would widen it to six 12-foot-wide lanes and include a 10-foot-wide pedestrian and bike walkway. The Port Authority would have to pay back the winning company the estimated $1 billion over the next 30 years, but they would continue to collect tolls on the bridge. "We are buying a bridge, paying for it over a period of time and getting a guaranteed warranty on it," PA spokesman Steve Coleman said. Hey Port Authority, while you're on a shopping spree, we've got another bridge to sell you...
Ingenious, Illegal Way to Beat Tolls
The Port Authority stopped a tractor-trailer when its driver made its license plate disappear on the Goethals Bridge. How? According to the Daily News, Orland Payano "had a cable running from the license plate to the dashboard cigarette lighter." When the lighter is manipulated, the front plate is tucked away. (The rear plate was "bent, partially concealing its markings.") A PA officer noticed that the plate disappeared and Payano was charged with fare evasion and license plate destruction. The driver, however, tells the News, "It's not true," and says he has EZ Pass. The fare on the Goethals is $40.
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