Red Light Cameras No-show in Georgia Court | Virginia Traffic Attorney

Georgia attorney Regina Quick had a novel idea while defending her clients charged with running red lights—she subpoenaed the traffic cameras that documented the incident.

While the cameras never made it into the courtroom, Jim Davis, assistant count attorney, said that Quick should have subpoenaed county officials to produce the cameras, in order to make her case.

The defendants in these cases were found not guilty. However, it wasn’t because the cameras didn’t appear in court, but because Athens-Clarke County failed to produce evidence that they are the registered owners of the vehicles caught on camera.

Quick’s tactic, however, exemplifies what many hate about the red-light cameras.

“It is Orwellian at best,” Quick said. In court, she questioned the police lieutenant who signed off on the citations mailed out, as well as the tech who printed and mailed them. Both of them said they didn’t actually know how the technology works.

While running a red light may not seem like a big deal until you receive a ticket in the mail, having these offenses on your record can really add up in the future.

As red-light cameras see a resurgence in Virginia, we can expect to keep hearing stories like these.

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