Who’s Laughing Now?

A Rockland County resident had his car stolen, set on fire and dumped in the Bronx River only to have the Department of Sanitation issue him a ticket for abandoning a vehicle. He’d be laughing — ha ha, very funny — if only it wasn’t his misfortune:

Gerard O’Connor’s car was stolen, dumped near the Bronx River and set ablaze.
But then insult was added to injury: The Sanitation Police sent O’Connor a $250 ticket for abandoning a wrecked car on the street – and a judge upheld the fine.

“It would be funny if it wasn’t happening to me. I didn’t laugh,” said O’Connor, 39, a former NYPD sergeant who lives in Rockland County. “I thought it was a mistake, and I though they were going to correct it.”

Real nice!

All of which brings up a larger issue — you can abandon an entire vehicle in the Bronx River for only $250? That’s a bargain!