Ask the Memphian: Do I have to pay a ticket from a traffic camera?
A sign warns motorists of the presence of a red light camera in Chicago. Ask the Memphian answers your questions about paying these fines. (M. Spencer Green/AP Photo file)
Jim Spake was driving down McLean Avenue in Midtown at 27 mph when a traffic camera snapped a photo.
Spake had no idea he’d been caught by the camera until a citation arrived in the mail a few weeks later, telling him he’d been going too fast in a school zone.
He uttered a few choice words but ultimately mailed in a check for the $50. It was the second time he’d paid such a ticket, and each time left him fuming.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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