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Description: Man fined $128 for idling car in driveway... USA Today Network Christina Hall Detroit Free Press 7:49 p.m. ET April 21 2017 CLOSE A Roseville Michigan man received a $128 citation for warming his car up in his own driveway. Keri Lumm (@thekerilumm) reports. Buzz60 Taylor Trupiano 24 of Roseville Mich. left talks with his lawyer Nicholas Somberg on April 20 2017 inside 39th District Court in Roseville. Trupiano was given a $128 ticket for leaving his car running in his driveway in January so it would warm up.(Photo: Christina Hall Detroit Free Press) ROSEVILLE Mich. A man who fought a $128 ticket for leaving his car running was on the losing end of a court case earlier this week and may appeal the ruling. Taylor Trupiano 24 who lives in this suburb about 20 miles north of Detroit was warming up his car in his driveway Jan. 5 when he ran inside to get his girlfriend and her 2-year-old son. That 10 minutes or so was enough time for a Roseville officer to issue him a citation because he was in violation of a state law intended to hamper car theft. Trupiano's vehicle was left "wide open" near the bottom of his driveway about 2 feet from the sidewalkCity Attorney Tim Tomlinson said. Less than two weeks later two vehicles were stolen both from people who started their vehicles and left them unattended. One lead to a high-speed chase and another occurred when a car was taken with two children inside the city attorney said. More:Man gets $128 ticket for warming up his car in his own driveway 2015:Woman in custody steals squad car police say "There is an important public safety goal this is trying to achieveby having these regulations on the books" Tomlinsonsaid. Trupiano said he fought the ticket because he thinks people should be able to warm up their own cars in their own driveways. He considers the citation another way for municipalities to raise money. There is an important public safety goal this is trying to achieve by having these regulations on the books. Tim Tomlinson Roseville Mich. He also didn't want his girlfriend's son who has cerebral palsy to get into a cold car on a freezing day he said.He sees valets delivery drivers school bus driversand even police leave their cars running and unattended for various reasons. "That's a little upsetting" Trupiano said after the hearing. He doesn't think the ordinance "applies to my private property." Lest you think that Michigan is alone the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencylists various regulations in 30 states not including Michigan and the District of Columbia on idling a vehicle. Most of the rules apply specifically to diesel trucks and are intended to curb air pollution but Massachusetts and Utah state laws may allow similar ticketing. Trupiano's attorney Nicholas Somberg was surprised with the ruling from Judge Marco Santia of 39th District Court here and said he thinks that case law supports his client's position. In a separatematter Santia cited Somberg for contempt of court for live-streaming the first part of Thursday's hearing on Somberg's Facebook page without notifying the court or asking permission to do so. Somberg's hearing is May 25. In January Trupiano posted a picture of his ticket on Facebook with a comment and it was shared more than 14000 times. The reaction to his citation has resulted in Michigan House Bill 4215 being filed in the Michigan Legislature and the state House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed an amended bill March 28 that would still result in an infraction of a person left a stopped car running on a highway. The legislation still wouldneed to pass the full state House and Senate and get the governor's signature before changing Michigan law. 2015:Self-driving cars may lead to fewer vehicles driven more 2013:Death rates from guns traffic accidents converging Roseville district court officials said someone unrelated to the casesent in $128 to pay Trupiano's ticket but they have not decided whether to accept the payment. Somberg said he and Trupiano have 21 days to appeal the ruling to Macomb County Circuit Court. Follow Christina Hall on Twitter:@challreporter Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/2pN63u0
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