A Portland traffic camera ticketed a man instead of his granddaughter, and he nearly lost his license.
A Red Light, A Wrong Name
The case involved a traffic-camera citation issued to a man instead of his granddaughter, according to KGW.
The citation had passed through Portland’s traffic camera review process before it was mailed out.
Oregon’s Photo-Radar Rules
For photo-radar speeding citations issued and delivered as required, Oregon law creates a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner was driving. An individual who was not driving may rebut that presumption with a certificate of innocence, under the state’s photo-radar statute cited by the Oregon Legislature.
With no response on file, Multnomah County Circuit Court convicted Thompson on August 19 of failing to obey a traffic control device and ordered him to pay the $270 fine.
A Decade-Long License Suspension, Averted
Thompson nearly lost his license after the citation was issued to him instead of his granddaughter…