It made sense for NBC Washington’s early morning news show to talk to the Virginia Department of Transportation about road conditions on Saturday. But when the spokesperson began talking about drug dealers and call girls, it became clear that the man wasn’t who he said he was. At least to everyone but the anchors.

David Culver and Angie Goff seemed unfazed when the man who identified himself as VDOT spokesperson Jason Bond began sprinkling his answers with anecdotes about the difficulties his drug dealer and prostitute were facing in the snowstorm.

Transportation reporter Adam Tuss seemed to realize what was going on—at one point, he waved emphatically at the camera from off-site.

Tuss “was trying to get our attention, I think, to show us the situation we have on the roadways,” Goff said.

There really is a VDOT spokesperson named Jason Bond, who told DCist he saw the NBC interview on Youtube after he received a number of confused calls from people.

“I started getting calls from the D.C.-area and I was just shocked,” says Bond, who is based in Roanke, Va. “There were families that saw it, mothers with small children. I’ve been a spokesperson for 21 years. I’m very dedicated to my profession and to maintaining my credibility. It reflects poorly on not just me, but on VDOT.”

Shortly after the segment with the faux Bond, Culver issued an apology from the anchor’s desk.

“So you may have heard a few minutes ago we were speaking with a man who misrepresented himself,” Culver said. “He said he was from VDOT but he was not, and we apologize for the comments he made.”

Part of the exchange made it into Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue last night.