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St. Louis Red-Light Cameras Are Perfectly Legal, Appellate Court Rules

By Chad Garrison Wed., Jun. 12 2013 at 6:00 AM
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The Missouri Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling from last year that found St. Louis' red-light-camera ordinance to be in violation of state law.

In a unanimous decision handed down yesterday, all three justices for the Missouri Court of Appeals-Eastern District concluded that St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Mark Neill erred back in February 2012 when he ruled that the city required enabling legislation from the state legislature in order to enforce its red-light-camera ordinance.

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St. Louis Car Crashes Caught On Red-Light Cameras (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)

By Sam Levin Wed., May 29 2013 at 6:00 AM
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The controversial red-light cameras in St. Louis catch a lot of cars running through intersections after the traffic light has already changed -- and sometimes, they capture the resulting collisions.

Where are these crashes happening locally -- and how bad are they?

American Traffic Solutions, the company that operates the cameras, has released a video, on view below, showing a collection of these accidents in real time. So in addition to tickets and fines, here's another reason to try and avoid running red lights: It can be dangerous!

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Red Light Camera Vendor With Ties to Missouri Caught in Chicago Bribery Scandal

By Chad Garrison Thu., Mar. 7 2013 at 8:00 AM
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Redflex, the Australian firm that operates red light cameras in St. Peters and Wentzville, has lost its contract in Chicago after acknowledging that one of its consultants bribed the bureaucrat in charge of the city's red-light program.

The company conceded over the weekend that the consultant received more than $2 million in "highly suspicious" payments used to fund lavish vacations and other perks for the city's former transportation manager. The consultant, and the transportation manager who retired in 2011, were friends before Redflex hired him to woo city officials.

Curiously, Redflex has also been tied to bribery in Missouri, though it was not the party that solicited the payoff.

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Judge Upholds Ellisville's Red Light Cameras

By Chad Garrison Wed., Nov. 14 2012 at 6:30 AM
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St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Thea Sherry is the latest Missouri magistrate to rule in favor of the constitutionality of red light cameras.

Judge Sherry dismissed a class-action lawsuit October 30 that challenged Ellisville's ordinance allowing for the controversial cameras. Her ruling marks the fifth time in the past year that a Missouri judge has struck down a class-action lawsuit filed against a municipality and camera vendor American Traffic Solutions. The other four lawsuits, all filed by attorneys John Campbell and Ryan Keane with the Simon Law Firm, took aim at Creve Coeur, Kansas City, Florissant and Arnold.

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Judge Dismisses Class-Action Lawsuit Against Arnold's Red Light Cameras

By Chad Garrison Thu., Sep. 6 2012 at 7:33 AM
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Traffic cameras have survived yet another class-action lawsuit in Missouri. Last week a Jefferson County judge rejected a suit that aimed to prohibit the use of red light cameras in Arnold, which became the first Missouri city to deploy the cameras in August 2005.

In his ruling August 29, Judge Mark Stoll noted that the arguments of the defendants -- the City of Arnold and camera company American Traffic Solution -- were the "most persuasive."

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St. Louis City Continues to Install Red Light Cameras, Despite Judge's Ruling

By Chad Garrison Mon., Jul. 30 2012 at 6:18 AM
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A sign alerts drivers of new cameras at Skinker and Forest Park Parkway.
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Six months after a judge officially declared the city's red-light camera ordinance void, St. Louis officials and the city's third-party camera vendor, American Traffic Solutions, are busy installing even more of the devices throughout the city.

Mayor Francis Slay's office confirms to Daily RFT that plans are in the works to install eleven new cameras at a half dozen additional intersections in the city. Some of those cameras, including two at the intersection of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway, went up earlier this summer. Once all the new cameras are up, the city will have some 62 cameras monitoring 31 intersections.

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Kansas City's Red Light Cameras Survive Class-Action Lawsuit

By Chad Garrison Tue., Jun. 12 2012 at 10:29 AM
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Last year the St. Louis-based Simon Law Firm filed six class-action lawsuits challenging the legality and constitutionality of red light cameras in Missouri.

To date, the Simon lawyers are 0-3 in their quest to banish the cameras in a half-dozen municipalities. The latest defeat occurred last week when a Jackson County judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed against Kansas City and red-light-camera vendor American Traffic Solution, ATS.

Wrote Judge Dale Youngs in his ruling:

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Second St. Louis Judge Rules Against Red Light Cameras

By Chad Garrison Fri., Jun. 1 2012 at 8:45 AM
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State Sen. Jim Lembke has a reason to smile.
I was on vacation last week so I apologize for missing this bombshell. Still, it's worth mentioning now seeing how it got scant local coverage, with seemingly just one TV station last week reporting the news. 

On May 22, St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Theresa Counts Burke acquitted State Sen. Jim Lembke of a red-light camera citation he received in south city in January 2011. In a court hearing a month after the violation, a St. Louis municipal judge found Lembke guilty of driving his Honda Accord through a stop light even as the state senator argued that city prosecutors had no way of proving he was actually the driver of the vehicle. Lembke, a longtime critic of the cameras, appealed the ruling to circuit court, which led to last week's ruling.

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Creve Coeur's Red-Light Cameras Win Another Legal Battle

By Chad Garrison Fri., Mar. 16 2012 at 11:27 AM
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​A St. Louis County judge this week upheld Creve Coeur's red-light camera system, dismissing a class-action suit challenging the legality of the cameras.

Attorneys Ryan Keane and John Campbell with the Simon Law Firm filed the suit last year on behalf of four people who'd received tickets from the cameras. The lawsuit alleged that the way Creve Coeur handled the tickets was unconstitutional in trampling due process and violating laws prohibiting self-incrimination. The suit also claimed that Creve Coeur and camera-vendor American Traffic Solutions (ATS) unjustly enriched themselves by collecting money for the tickets and further alleged that the defendants committed civil conspiracy.

Not so, ruled Judge David Vincent. In his 23-page ruling, Vincent dismissed all claims against Creve Coeur, noting that the city offers appropriate due process through its municipal court. Vincent dismissed the cases with prejudice, meaning that none of the plaintiffs can sue the city again on similar claims.

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Springfield Tables Red-Light Cameras Following St. Louis Judgment

By Chad Garrison Tue., Feb. 28 2012 at 11:02 AM
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​Red-light cameras in Springfield have been turned off for nearly two years following a March 2010 Missouri Supreme Court decision that found the city violated state law in the way it prosecuted people ticketed by the cameras.

After weeks of negotiations, Springfield officials were hoping to once again turn on the cameras after finding what they thought was a legal work-around the Supreme Court ruling.

But not so fast.

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