Alicen and Alicia
Kennedy are used to people getting them confused. What the 15-year-old twins
from Evans, Georgia were not expecting though, was the Department of Motor
Vehicles denying them a permit because they were too much alike.
This happened Wednesday afternoon, when the
twins went to get their learners’ permits. Both were taking their photos
without glasses, and because their names, initials, date of birth and even social security numbers were so similar, the
department’s system flagged them as frauds, the agency confirmed.
The girls told ABC News that DMV officers in
Evans told them they had been blocked from the system for a week.
“We were scared we were not going to get it,”
said Alicia. “It was kind of a letdown because we were working really hard
studying to get our permit and start driving next year.”
Getting confused is not
a first for the twins – their school and even friends get them mixed up. But
not getting a permit now meant they’d have to wait another year for their
licenses.
“We will start working next year, so we need to
be able to drive,” Alicen said. “I was very frustrated.”
- Abc News
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