HUNTINGTON, New York — A Long Island woman who no longer drives has been receiving thousands of dollars in tickets from all over the country because of her Star Trek-themed license plate.
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Beda Koorey. of Huntington, New York, told CBS News New York that when she started to lose her eyesight in 2020 she gave up driving, sold her car, and surrendered her license plates.
Koorey’s New York license plates shared the same number as the Starship Enterprise, NCC 1701, and Star Trek fans all over the globe have been buying matching novelty plates and putting them on their vehicles.
This has led to hundreds of tickets being delivered to Koorey’s mailbox, CBS News New York reported.
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“I want to cry because it’s a simple matter that they could have fixed,” Koorey said
Koorey said she has even received threats from Ohio and Canada, places where people with those fake plates committed crimes.
Kenneth Mollis, an Attorney, volunteered to help Koorey with the issue.
“This is a lady who was beaten up by a big, bad corporation for four years,” Mollins said.
The New York Department of Motor Vehicles told CBS News New York that Koorey was no longer attached to the Star Trek plates.
However, Mollins’ research determined her name and address were never removed, so he went to the top of the DMV hierarchy.
Mollins was able to get the matter resolved, meaning that Koorey will no longer get those tickets.
“Thank you so much,” Koorey said. “Yay, finally, after four years.”
The question still stands, if Koorey won’t receive any more tickets, who will?
Some companies who manufacture Star Trek and other novelty plates sell them with pre-drilled holes for mounting on vehicles.
“It’s now illegal to sell vanity plates in New York,” Mollins said.
The Parking and Violations Bureau is working to dismiss Koorey’s 194 New York City tickets.
Meanwhile, Mollins said he will be working on hundreds of summonses from 23 other states that want Koorey’s money.
“Now I’m going to make a hole in the yard and bury these documents, these hundreds of tickets,” Koorey said.
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