A 48-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and charged with committing a lewd act while driving on the New York State Thruway in Orange County.

John Parkyn

John R. Parkyn, of the Hewitt section of West Milford, masturbated while driving a white van north through Tuxedo, N.Y., on March 18, New York State Police said in a news release Friday.

While engaged in the act, Parkyn repeatedly looked toward a woman driving a vehicle alongside him, according to police.

The woman called 911 and police arrested Parkyn. He was charged with public lewdness and exposure of a person. Parkyn is due in municipal court on April 27.

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