The New York Post reports, however, that Justin Johnsen, a 31-year-old cyclist from Brooklyn, was billed $1,263.01 for a November accident in which a police car struck him.
Johnsen says he was following traffic rules before the accident, riding in the bike lane and signaling to make a left turn, when the unmarked police car suddenly hit him.
“I think it’s preposterous,” Johnsen said. “I was upset. I was in kind of disbelief that they were going to send this letter after four months or so and ask me to pay damages for their vehicle, when they hit me when I was on a bicycle.”
When The Post made inquiries to the city about the incident, the city abruptly canceled the bill.
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