A Nevada woman is feeling the heat after Nevada authorities hit her with fines for offering rides to Burning Man.
61-year-old Susie Holland recently shared her story with the Reno Gazette Journal. Holland says Nevada Transportation Authority agents swarmed her car when she arrived to pick up Burners making their way to Black Rock Desert. It turns out her Burners were undercover agents.
Holland says agents searched her car before informing her she could face up to $30,000 in fines. The crime? Apparently, itâs illegal to give rides to Burning Man without a permit.
When Holland went to the impound lot to get her car, she says an attendant told her 18 other cars had been brought in for the same reason. The 61-year-old Reno resident ended up paying $1,500 to both the NTA and the impound lot to get her car back. Holland is still waiting to see how much her fine will be.
âThis is (the NTAâs) hunting season. Theyâre not going to let us know that this is illegal. It doesnât behoove them in any way,â Holland told the Reno Gazette Journal.