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Friday, March 23, 2012

FLORIDA JUDGE RULING FINDS RED LIGHT CAMERAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

A man from Pasco County, Fla., who got nabbed by a traffic camera to catch red light runners believes the camera was wrong — both in snapping his license plate and constitutionally. On the constitutional front, Thomas Filippone now has a county judge’s ruling to back him up.

The Tampa Bay Tribune reports that Filippone received a $158 traffic ticket, but he wasn’t about to pay up and be more careful with the reds next time:

“If they are going to prove I was driving the car, it’s their duty under the law to prove the identity of the driver,” said Filippone, 45, who maintains his 2002 Nissan Altima crossed the intersection a split second before the light turned red on April 15. “It unjustly shifts burden to me and makes me shoulder the burden of having to prove their case.”

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So much for the legend in his own mind's speed camera's...
Someone should organize a class action suit of people that have received tickets from the county.
Take it to a jury trial for a major cash settlement and punitive damages. Watch the county buckle and the cams come down.

Anonymous said...

I think that the property owners of the city and county should receive a percentage of the proceeds from the cameras. We own the property they sit on and as property owners and taxpayers, should receive the economic payouts due us.