Dallas ZIP Code 75287: The Undisputed Champions Among North Texas Tollway Violators

Posted on July 11th, 2012 2:50pm by Jason Heid
Filed under Crime, Local Government, Local News, Transportation
A map of toll violators by ZIP. It's time to pay up Collin County, scofflaws.

A map of toll violators by ZIP. It's time to pay up, Collin County and Denton County scofflaws.

The North Texas Tollway Authority released its list of the top toll violators today. The big winner among the thousands of scofflaws on the list is Amber Young of Dallas, who owes $179,596.43 in unpaid tolls and fees. I’m more impressed with the work of Nos. 6 and 7 on the list, Tyrone Hammond and Corey D. Lewis, who’ve racked up more than $120K each despite apparently hailing from Arkansas and Ohio, respectively. Those are some helluva long commutes.

Ms. Young’s vehicle is registered to an address in ZIP 75287.  A look at this map of the number of top toll violators by ZIP code shows that 75287 is home to by far the most: 1,323 of them. Second place is Frisco’s 75034, with a mere 773.

ZIP 75287 is in beautiful Far North Dallas, mostly trapped between the pinchers of the Dallas North Tollway and the President George Bush Turnpike.  These people can’t leave their homes without having to pay the NTTA.  It also makes sense that Frisco, The Colony, McKinney, and Little Elm are well represented, since so many residents in those suburbs have to use the Dallas North Tollway and the Sam Rayburn Tollway to get places.

The central and southern areas of Dallas County have racked up relatively few violations. This is what you’d expect, given how top-heavy the NTTA system is.  Which made that odd outlier ZIP, 75052 in south Grand Prairie, stand out on the map. I’m guessing that people love to cross the Mountain Creek Lake Bridge without paying.

10 comments

  1. I know there are penalties involved on Ms Youngs total, but how in the hell many trips does it take to get to that figure?? It sounds impossible.

    @ 4:52 pm on July 11, 2012

  2. The NTAA thinks they can tack a $250 per-violation surcharge to the overall bill.

    @ 5:03 pm on July 11, 2012

  3. If you notice the higher concentrations are where there are NO toll-free options and there is a cross section of toll roads. As you get closer to wider options of toll-free options, the violations drop significantly. Maybe, someone should consider building toll-free freeways or at the very least, remove the tolls once that toll-road has been paid for (which is what legally was supposed to happen when the toll system was created).

    @ 6:35 am on July 12, 2012

  4. I am so confused how they can release her name?

    @ 9:29 am on July 12, 2012

  5. Livin’ in the sprawl, y’all.

    Obviously someone choosing to live in such an area is not interested in civic duty or city-building or any liberal do-gooder bullshit like that. It’s a place to take from the city as much as possible while isolating from it as much as possible.

    @ 9:43 am on July 12, 2012

  6. If I have to pay my tolls, SO DO YOU! They should be fined. If I don’t pay a credit card company they add to my bill. These people suck.

    @ 9:43 am on July 12, 2012

  7. It’s $25 per violation, not $250….and rightfully so. If you sign up for a tolltag, this $25/charge will be dropped & you only owe the amount of the tolls themself.

    My opinion is that people should NOT get on the Tollway if they can’t afford to pay the tolls. I have a tolltag myself but if I get to the point that I think my toll charges will come out of my bank account and I just can’t afford it, I don’t get on the tollway. I drive the Frontage Road from 121/75 (home) to 121/Tollway (work) if I get to the point that I don’t think I can afford to pay tolls. It’s not a hard concept. Find a back way. Be responsible. AND PAY YOUR DEBTS THAT ARE OWED.

    @ 9:51 am on July 12, 2012

  8. Good eye Carol. LOL. They are being fined.

    @ 10:03 am on July 12, 2012

  9. I believe everyone should pay for the services they receive. I pay my toll tag bill, so should these people. NTTA is a governmental agency, so debtors are public record. It would be different if TXU, a private company, did the same. There are non-toll options for everyone… they may be inconvenient and take more time, but you do have other options. These drivers are basically stealing from us…. taking money out of our pockets so they can drive on nice roads for free. Penalties are designed to correct bad behaviour. It there was a small or even no penalty, then this list would be several times longer. If you are old enough to drive, you are old enough to be responsible for you actions. By the way, if you use a toll tag, your bill is cut by about 1/3… it even saves you money to use the system.

    @ 10:16 am on July 12, 2012

  10. I agree with Samantha and Nathan.
    I’m against the whole trend of building toll-roads instead of freeways, but that’s what we’re stuck with for now.
    When you move into an area, you know what the traffic situation is, so there is no excuse.
    If you can’t afford the tolls, don’t take the toll-road. There are alternatives.

    @ 11:44 am on July 12, 2012