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JUDGE DISMISSED 300 TICKETS
Postcard for the times.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 4 - A judge dismissed nearly 300 tickets Tuesday issued
to
drivers caught by cameras that record motorists running red lights,
handing
ammunition to opponents of such systems.
JUDGE RONALD STYN of San Diego County Superior Court said the camera
evidence was inadmissible because a private corporation's role in the
operation of the system and its per-ticket collection of fees violated
state
law.
The ruling has no direct legal implications for similar red-light
traffic systems in roughly 50 other cities in the nation. But lawyers for
the motorists said other judges likely will take the ruling under
consideration.
"It's very limited, but his ruling will receive a lot of deference,"
said Arthur Tait, one of three lawyers who represented the 292 drivers
whose
tickets were quashed Tuesday. "It's the first time that a traffic court
has
looked this closely at what is going on."
The case originated when motorists banded together to fight the
camera-issued tickets.
The city is expected to appeal, but it has suspended use of the cameras
pending a review prompted by complaints about the system's accuracy.
The San Diego police department continues to support use of the
cameras,
which officials said have reduced red-light running an average of 45
percent
at the 19 intersections where they are installed.
"I continue to believe that red light photo enforcement increases
safety
at intersections," Police Chief David Bejarano said.
San Diego's system, which snaps a photo of a red-light runner and
mails a $271 citation to the registered owner of the vehicle, is the
target
of two civil lawsuits that could end the program and refund money to
84,000
people who have received the tickets since 1998.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. of Dallas has agreed to alter its
system to comply with Styn's ruling Tuesday, spokesman Mark Maddox said.
Maddox said alternatives could include charging a flat rate to the
city for installing the cameras.
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