Suburban woman cleared after plate-reading error leads to wrong red-light citation

The Brief

  • A woman received a red-light ticket for a violation involving a different vehicle and location she had not visited.
  • Investigators found the automated system misread the license plate, confusing similar-looking characters.
  • The Illinois Secretary of State will notify Chicago police that the citation was issued in error.

CHICAGO Two vehicles appeared to share the same license plate number, but investigators later determined the plates were different.

The case began when Susan Bonini received a red-light camera ticket in the mail earlier this month.

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