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Traffic camera lawsuits expanding to B.R.? |
Written by Nathan Stubbs
Monday, February 25, 2008 |
The red light camera program in Baton Rouge is yet to begin
issuing tickets, but lawyers are already suggesting that once it does, a
lawsuit will be filed. WAFB in Baton Rouge is reporting that attorneys from the
firm of Joseph McMahon III in Jefferson Parish, the same firm that has already
filed suit against traffic camera programs in Lafayette and in Jefferson
Parish, are already eyeing a similar legal challenge in the capitol city.
One of the firm’s lead attorneys, Anthony Maska, tells
WAFB, "We believe there's problems with the constitutionality of this
statute in the way that it's enforced, which ignores certain due process rights
and other rights protected by the Constitution." Any suit would not be
filed until after the program is fully operational and began ticketing a
significant number of violators. Thus far, Baton Rouge only has cameras in
place at one intersection, with plans in place to install four more in the
coming weeks. Baton Rouge contracts with the company American Traffic Solutions
to install and operate its cameras. The Lafayette and Jefferson Parish programs
are run by Redflex Traffic Systems.
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