| 11/4/2010 |
Woman killed in 3-car crash in NE Houston
Video: Police said a woman driving with her 14-month-old baby in the car ran a red light at Hopper and Bentley, T-boning another vehicle. The female driver of the second vehicle died at the scene.
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| 11/4/2010 |
Woman killed in 3-car crash in NE Houston
Police said a woman driving with her 14-month-old baby in the car ran a red light at Hopper and Bentley, T-boning another vehicle. The female driver of the second vehicle died at the scene.
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| 11/4/2010 |
1 killed, 2 hurt in crash linked to alleged red-light runner
A woman died when her vehicle was struck early Thursday in a crash that sent the other driver and a child to the hospital, Harris County sheriff's deputies said.
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| 10/27/2010 |
Houston Red Light Cameras and Proposition 3
Last year, The Houston Red Light Camera Program provided millions of dollars of support to Texas Trauma Centers, including Memorial Hermann.
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| 10/24/2010 |
In Case You Missed It: Following “A Mother’s Pain” On KPRC/Channel 2
Macias Family Asks Fellow Houstonians To Vote For Prop 3.
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| 10/18/2010 |
The Facts About DARLE Program: Houston's Red Light Camera Program
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| 10/5/2010 |
Group Supports Red-Light Cameras, Prop.3
Group Supports Red-Light Cameras, Prop.3
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| 10/17/2010 |
Please Vote Yes On Prop. 3 To Keep Red Light Cameras In Houston–Our Roads Are Already Filled With Crazies
Revenue from the cameras have raised millions of dollars for Ben Taub Hospital in Houston. The bottom line is that red light cameras save lives.
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| 10/18/2010 |
The Facts About DARLE Program: Houston's Red Light Camera Program
Red light running is the leading cause of urban crashes according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In 2004, more than 900 people were killed and an estimated 168,000 were injured in crashes that involved red light running.
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| 10/15/2010 |
Red-Light Cameras Spot Speeders and Save Lives
The study revealed that at 50 of Houston's most dangerous intersections, where cameras snap pictures of cars running red lights, collisions decreased by 11 percent. Furthermore, rear-end accidents at these intersections were reduced by 35 percent, which surprised critics.
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| 9/27/2010 |
8-year-old killed by red light runner
An 8-year-old boy died Sunday night when a woman ran a red light and crashed into his family's car at the busy intersection of Champlain and Shepherd.
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| 10/13/2010 |
Red-light camera program changes driving behavior
What came up on my screen was a very high quality video of me driving through an intersection at the West Loop. The video clearly shows me accelerating in an attempt to beat the red light, which I failed to do by a considerable margin.
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| 10/3/2010 |
Lakeland man runs red light, kills another driver, police say Michael Rosales was charged with vehicular homicide, fleeing the scene
William Pennock, 22, of Lakeland died at Lakeland Regional Medical Center after his truck was slammed by Rosales' Dodge pickup after the suspect allegedly ran a red light.
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| 10/7/2010 |
Houston's Police AND Fire Reps Tell KTRH Radio Why Their 9,000 Members Back Red Light Safety Cameras and Voting FOR Prop 3
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| 10/3/2010 |
Fatal Accident in Oakley
A 49 year-old man was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu northbound on Madison Road at the intersection with Allston Street. Police say at 9:15pm he failed to stop for a red light and struck another vehicle.
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| 10/3/2010 |
Crime of the week:
On Sept. 19 at 1:15 a.m., there was a serious motor-vehicle collision at the intersection of Fir Street and West 12th Avenue in Vancouver.
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| 10/3/2010 |
Crime of the week:
A brown Dodge pickup (pictured at right) southbound on Fir Street went through a red light, striking a westbound blue Hyundai Accent on West 12th Avenue, entering the intersection on a green light.
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| 10/3/2010 |
Alcohol blamed for two-vehicle crash on South Side
San Antonio police believe alcohol may have caused a man to run a red light, strike a vehicle and crash into a concrete pole on the South Side Sunday morning.
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| 10/2/2010 |
Friday night vigil honors fallen bicyclists
Tampa's cycling community held a vigil Friday night and addressed the issues surrounding a number of deadly accidents. Six bicyclists in the Tampa Bay area have been killed in the last two months.
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| 10/2/2010 |
Wreck holds up traffic
A two-vehicle collision at the interesection of Showalter and South Braodway snarled rush hour traffic, sending one victim to the hospital.
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| 10/2/2010 |
Family of woman convicted in 2008 deadly South Brunswick crash disrupts court
Family members disrupted a courtroom in New Brunswick Friday after a Somerset woman was convicted of criminal charges for killing a young South Brunswick woman and seriously injuring her cousins in a traffic accident.
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| 10/2/2010 |
Teens sought after accident in Rochester
The car then ran the red light at the Lilac Mall entrance and struck a vehicle coming out of the mall that had the right-of-way, police said. The driver continued down Milton Road at a high rate of speed and took the right at the Route 202 bypass, police said.
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| 10/3/2010 |
Lakeland man runs red light, kills another driver, police say
A Lakeland man who fatally injured another driver after running a red light and fleeing the scene was taken into custody Sunday, accordng to police.
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| 10/3/2010 |
FD: 5 injured in Phoenix after pickup truck runs red light
Authorities say a pickup truck ran a red light Sunday morning in Phoenix, ending in a four-vehicle crash.
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| 10/1/2010 |
Temple Terrace: Cameras bring drop in traffic violations
TEMPLE TERRACE - Traffic violations have dropped by 67 percent in the two years since the city began its red-light camera program at 56th Street and Fowler Avenue and 56th and Busch Boulevard.
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| 10/1/2010 |
No set start date for DUI manslaughter trial of former Yankee
Leyritz was arrested in late 2007 after police said he ran a red light while driving under the influence, struck another car and killed Fredia Ann Veitch, the woman driving it. He is charged on three counts, including DUI manslaughter.
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| 10/1/2010 |
Temple Terrace: Cameras bring drop in traffic violations
Traffic violations have dropped by 67 percent in the two years since the city began its red-light camera program at 56th Street and Fowler Avenue and 56th and Busch Boulevard.
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| 10/1/2010 |
Police: drunken driver drove through red light, away from crash scene
According to the criminal complaint, witnesses said when the light at Douglas Avenue and Middle Road turned red, everyone stopped except the truck, which continued south without braking, and crashed into the other vehicle.
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| 10/1/2010 |
Sparks motorcyclist killed in Reno this morning when truck runs red light, police say
A Sparks man riding a motorcycle died early today when a pickup truck driver ran through a red light and struck him, the Reno Police Department said.
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| 10/1/2010 |
VPD turns to public to help find driver who ran red light, injured three
Vancouver police need the public’s help to find the driver in a hit-and-run that sent three people to hospital. At 1:15 a.m. on Sept. 19, a driver in brown Dodge pickup was heading southbound on Fir Street and allegedly ran a red light at West 12th Avenue, police said Friday.
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| 10/1/2010 |
Red Light Cams Up and Running
Cameras placed at four Colorado Springs intersections are now up and running, aimed at catching red-light violators in the act. For now, violators will get a warning in the mail while the police department trains its officers on how to review the data collected from the cameras.
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| 10/4/2010 |
Lakeland man runs red light, kills another driver, police say
A Lakeland man who fatally injured another driver after running a red light and fleeing the scene was taken into custody Sunday, accordng to police.
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| 10/1/2010 |
3 cars collide in Palmer Township as driver runs red light
The 4:30 p.m. accident was the result of one car running a red light at Park Avenue and Route 248, Smoke said. The car crashed into the side of a second car, which spun into the third car, he said.
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| 10/1/2010 |
Speed may be to blame for fatal accident
Witnesses say the driver sped up to beat a red light and hit the median before skidding and slamming into a tree.
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| 9/28/2010 |
Letters: Red light cameras
The cameras should be treated the same as if there were a police officer making sure no person runs through the intersection. At excessive speeds, the accidents could be deadly.
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| 9/28/2010 |
Coach, 2 runners hurt when struck by auto
HISD official says driver may have run red light
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| 9/28/2010 |
Red light cameras to go live next month
“This is about safety,” Duffy said during a news conference at City Hall. “It’s not about revenue. I don’t think we’ll ever see much revenue from these.”
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| 9/27/2010 |
Police search for deadly crash suspect
Police say Manning was drunk when he drove through a red light and collided with another car. One of Manning's friends, Fritz Daleus, 36, of Milford, Mass. died from his injuries sustained in that crash.
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| 9/27/2010 |
Minor injury reported in Philipsburg collision
A woman suffered minor injuries after a two-car crash at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of state Route 504 and U.S. Route 322 in Philipsburg, police said.
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| 9/27/2010 |
Drunk Driver Who Killed Angels Pitcher Found Guilty Of Murder
Andrew Thomas Gallo, 23, was found guilty of of three counts of second-degree murder on Monday. Gallo was driving a mini van that ran a red light, collided with another car, and ended up killing 3 people including Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart.
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| 9/27/2010 |
Letter: Rules of the road there for a reason
I agree that there are many areas where drivers do not follow rules. To sit in the middle of the road with no indication of the next move is not only stupid but discourteous to others on the road. Is he turning into the roadway, turning into a parking lot? Who knows?
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| 9/27/2010 |
City OK's red light cameras through 2013
The Spokane Police Department is crediting the program for a drop in the number of crashes at the intersections covered by the cameras. Back in October 2008, three cameras were installed at city intersections, now seven intersections are under surveillance.
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| 9/27/2010 |
HPD: Red-light runner causes crash near Southwest Fwy
Two men had to be freed from a car early Monday after a red-light runner crashed into them near the Southwest Freeway.
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| 9/22/2010 |
Red-Light Cameras Will Protect Others
I am a physician trained in three ER’s in Houston and past supporter of the ER at San Jacinto. There is nothing quite as tragic as a severe side collision at a light.
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| 9/2/2010 |
Red-light cameras reduce accidents, and we need more
In a study that looked at dozens of cities in the Unites States, red-light cameras were shown to have a stunning impact on red-light running and dangerous right-angle collisions caused by red-light running.
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| 9/20/2010 |
Distracted Driving Summit an opportunity to build on progress, new information
This week the Department of Transportation hosts our second national Distracted Driving Summit. This summit brings together transportation experts, safety advocates, law enforcement officials, industry representatives, academic researchers, and distracted driving victims.
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| 9/16/2010 |
HPD: Officer hospitalized after crash with intoxicated red-light runner near downtown
Police said two men in a Chevy Malibu had just left a club and were running multiple red lights on Louisiana in downtown Houston around 2:30 a.m.
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| 9/9/2010 |
1 person hospitalized in wreck with Pats QB Brady
“I want to thank the safety personnel for their service, and express our concern and support for the well-being of the occupants of the other vehicle,” Brady’s agent, Don Yee, said in a statement, adding he had no other information.
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| 8/31/2010 |
Update: Driver in red light running crash dies
The driver in a crash that witnesses said was caused by red light running has died.
According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Javon L. Oliver of St. Petersburg was eastbound on 9th Avenue South in a 2008 Ford Escape at a high rate of speed.
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| 9/15/2010 |
HPD: Passenger Dies After Driver Runs Red Light
A man was killed after the driver of the car he was riding in ran a red light and hit an 18-wheeler, police said.
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| 9/15/2010 |
Man dies when Impala crashes into big rig near Hobby
A man was killed in a traffic wreck when a driver possibly ran a red light and slammed into an 18-wheeler in southeast Houston late Tuesday afternoon.
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| 8/17/2010 |
Letter to the Editor Re: "Traffic-Camera Debate Heats Up Campaign Trails"
We were disappointed to read an article focused on the politics of photo enforcement rather than on the safety benefits these cameras provide.
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| 8/17/2010 |
A Q&A with Aventura Police Chief Steve Steinberg
These cameras only record history. They are recording what actually happened. I have had a lot of inquiries and I tell people, `OK, send me your violation number and PIN number. I will review the video.' When I review it, it's s clear they didn't stop.
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| 8/16/2010 |
Red-light camera tickets drop with new law
Mercifully, at least one South Florida city has stepped on the brakes when it comes to overzealous enforcement at red-light camera intersections.
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| 8/14/2010 |
Red-light runners must be stopped
I would suggest that anyone who is opposed to these instruments should simply stand in the vicinity of any major (possibly even minor) intersection in our area.
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| 8/13/2010 |
A lot of good comes from red-light fines
City council members helped get a bill passed that allows for a portion of every red-light camera ticket go directly to trauma centers around the state as well as The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
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| 8/11/2010 |
Wrecks down at most lights with cameras
APD officials say that during the past two years, intersections with red light cameras have seen the number of wrecks drop by 10 percent.
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| 8/11/2010 |
Letters: Red-light runners cause destruction
Red-light runners are motorists who believe stopping at red lights is something other people do.
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| 9/10/2010 |
Driver of van who hit Brady a road menace
The driver who allegedly ran a red light and plowed into the car of New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady has a six-page rap sheet loaded with traffic violations, accidents and license suspensions, the Boston Herald reported Friday.
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| 8/10/2010 |
Red light camera fight speeding toward a courtroom collision, not the ballot box
There's one thing supporters on both sides of the red light camera issue agree: This is a fight that will see the inside of a courtroom before it sees a ballot.
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| 8/9/2010 |
Video: Red-Light Cameras To Face Opposition
A bid to ban red-light cameras in Houston could be on the November ballot.
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| 8/10/2010 |
METRO bus driver slams into building
It happened near the Saint Joseph Medical Center in downtown Houston.
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| 8/6/2010 |
Deputies: Red-light runner kills woman in northeast Harris County crash
A 50-year-old woman was killed Thursday evening after another driver ran a red light and smashed into her car in northeast Harris County.
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| 8/2/2010 |
HPD: Boy, 4, Dies After Driver Runs Red Light
A 4-year-old boy was killed in a collision in a northwest Houston intersection.
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| 8/2/2010 |
Red-light camera serves purpose — so do road rules
I'm having a very strong reaction to the articles regarding the red-light cameras and the supposed unfairness of ticketing "roll throughs." Despite the fact that communities are getting revenues from these camera-caught infractions, the fact is, they are infractions.
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| 7/30/2010 |
Violations declining at Conroe red-light cameras
As the city of Conroe prepares to recognize National Stop On Red Week, beginning Sunday, officials say red-light camera violations are continually decreasing.
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| 7/30/2010 |
Red-light funds go to community grants
Farragut’s red-light camera revenue will be used to fund community grants in fiscal year 2011 — largely for Knox County schools serving Farragut students and non-profit organizations that serve the Farragut community.
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| 7/30/2010 |
WEB EXTRA: Information on Dangerous Fall River Intersections
Red light running is when a motorist proceeds through an intersection after the light turns red. Many factors can influence red light running.
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| 7/29/2010 |
Editorial: Stop at red — or pay
The Suffolk County Police Department announced this week it is "stepping up enforcement on drivers who run red lights.
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| 7/26/2010 |
Red Light Camera Safety Program Yields Results
“The citizens of Tallahassee appear to be taking the message to heart and stopping at these intersections,” said Allen Secreast, project manager for the City of Tallahassee. “When you look at the data, we’ve seen a significant reduction in people running red lights at these intersections thus far.”
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| 7/25/2010 |
Red Light Cams Need Chance to Work
Do red-light cameras increase safety? Do red-light cameras reduce accidents? Is the only objective in red-light cameras to increase city revenues?
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| 7/25/2010 |
Police and Fire Briefs for July 25, 2010
13 booked with DWI in EBR Parish Prison. Authorities arrested at least 13 people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 3 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday, booking records show.
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| 7/24/2010 |
Wrecks Down Citywide
Traffic crashes at all Murfreesboro intersections saw a decrease from 1,849 to 1,594 over a year ago, but saw virtually no change at intersections monitored by traffic cameras, according to statistics released today by police.
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| 7/24/2010 |
Motorcyclist Hit, Ejected from Bike
A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Harvard Avenue under the Broken Arrow Expressway Friday night.
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| 7/24/2010 |
Elderly Woman Killed in Red-Light Running Crash in Phoenix
A 71-year-old woman is dead and others are injured after a collision at 59th Avenue and Indian School Road.
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| 7/24/2010 |
Case Resolved Against Teen Driver Charged with Manslaughter in Crash
The case against a Simi Valley teen who allegedly ran a red light while distracted and killed two people on their way to Moorpark College has been resolved, according to her attorney.
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| 7/23/2010 |
Strange Bedfellows
Most people in Washington favor red-light cameras to catch drivers who run through intersections.
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| 7/23/2010 |
Red Light Cams Catching Fewer Drivers
The state forced the city to take down the cameras at three intersections in May, but that doesn’t entirely explain the sharp drop.
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| 7/23/2010 |
Red Light Camera on Center Point Road Will Go Live At Midnight
Police will be now be monitoring northbound traffic on Center Point Road NE where it intersects with the eastbound Collins Road NE ramp. Speeding or running the red light after 12:01 a.m. Saturday will prompt an automatic citation.
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| 7/23/2010 |
Driver of Car Who Killed Motorcyclist by Running Red Light Held Without Bail
The Westerly woman accused of running a red light, striking and killing motorcyclist Colin B. Foote in May, has been “battling demons … struggling with a substance-abuse problem” for years, her lawyer said Thursday.
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| 7/22/2010 |
Sheriff’s Report: Driver Ran light
A 22-year-old Canyon Country woman was at fault in a July 4 crash that killed a mother of three and injured seven others at a local fireworks show, according to a Los Angeles County sheriff’s report obtained by The Signal on Wednesday.
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| 7/22/2010 |
New Charges for Driver in Fatal Staten Island Hit-and-Run
The couple was on their way to a Thanksgiving eve Mass when Lekperic blew through a red light and crashed into them, authorities said.
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| 7/22/2010 |
Commissioner: Red-light Cameras About Saving Lives
The Aventura experience tells us that once people know the cameras are there, they will modify their behavior, slow down and stop, thus reducing accidents, injuries and saving lives.
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| 7/21/2010 |
Hillsborough Red Light Cameras Catch Traffic Accidents Too
Hillsborough County's red light cameras were designed to catch drivers running through red lights. They're now catching drivers running into other cars, sheriff's deputies said.
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| 7/20/2010 |
HPD: Red-light runner causes fatal crash in southwest Houston
Police said a man in his early 20s was traveling southbound on the W. Beltway feeder near Harwin around 11:30 p.m. when he collided with a Honda Civic in the intersection.
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| 7/14/2010 |
Young and old - please read this
Every 13 minutes, someone dies on America's roads, amounting to more than 40,000 deaths consistently each year.
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| 7/14/2010 |
Woman, 65, dead in crash
A 65-year-old woman is dead after her car was T-boned by a delivery truck on Kipling Avenue at Belfield Road just after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13.
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| 7/14/2010 |
Witnesses: SUV driver ran red light in Vespa crash
A beloved Fort Greene mother of three was killed last Thursday when her Vespa was slammed by a speeding SUV that witnesses said ran a red light.
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| 7/13/2010 |
Driver runs red, rams ambulance on Charles
An ambulance en route to SwedishAmerican Hospital was struck broadside Monday night by a motorist who ran a red light.
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| 7/13/2010 |
Teenage driver dies in one-car crash
A 17-year-old driver died and the 16-year-old girl riding with him was seriously injured in a one-car crash near Rochester.
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| 7/12/2010 |
Man dies in crash after running light
A 58-year-old Duluth man died Saturday after he ran a red light and hit two other vehicles, a Gwinnett County Police Department spokesman said Monday.
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| 7/12/2010 |
Driver killed in Gwinnett crash identified
Gwinnett County police Monday identified a motorist killed Saturday morning in a three-vehicle wreck near Duluth.
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| 7/12/2010 |
Firefighter critically injured as stolen car collides into his
An off-duty Fort Worth firefighter was seriously injured when a man drove a stolen pickup into his vehicle Sunday morning, authorities said.
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| 7/12/2010 |
Vehicles in head-on crash in Rochester, police allege man ran red light
Police, firefighters and Frisbie Memorial Hospital EMS responded to a reported collision at the intersection at 2:04 p.m. Thursday
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| 7/11/2010 |
Car hits school bus
Two people were injured when a car crashed into a school bus Friday morning.
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| 7/8/2010 |
Hospitals Support Red-Light Cameras
HOUSTON - Red light cameras may be just what the doctor ordered - actually, it's exactly what the doctor ordered
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| 7/8/2010 |
Checking on the scofflaws’ revolt
Here are the latest developments in the courageous campaign to allow Texans to run as many red lights as they choose without interference from those pesky cameras that catch them in the act:
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| 7/7/2010 |
Rush hour red-light-runner halts McLoughlin Blvd. traffic
The commuter drive home on S.E. McLoughlin Boulevard came to a standstill on Monday, June 21 when the southbound lanes at Holgate were blocked by a Ford 4x4 Sport which had crashed, and rolled onto its top.
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| 7/6/2010 |
Fewer crashes, more tickets with cameras in Naperville
New data shows there are fewer crashes in Naperville where red-light cameras are installed and there are also more tickets.
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| 7/6/2010 |
Pasadena CA Car Accident: Red light runner causes 3-car crash; 1 dead, 5 injured
Pasadena, CA—A three-vehicle collision killed an elderly man and injured five others, when one vehicle failed to yield to a red stop light. The fatal accident occurred around 11:45 a.m., at the intersection of East Orange Grove Boulevard and East Sierra Madre Boulevard, as reported by Pasadena Star News.
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| 7/5/2010 |
Editorial:Keep cameras deployed
New data shows there are fewer crashes in Naperville where red-light cameras are installed and there are also more tickets.
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| 7/5/2010 |
Car Runs Red Light, Hits Metro Bus in SE; 5 Hospitalized
WASHINGTON, D.C. - D.C. police say a Metro bus and two vehicles were involved in a serious accident, after one of the cars ran a red light in Southeast.
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| 6/28/2010 |
Red light camera tickets to fund training programs
LEAGUE CITY — The city will use money generated from red light camera citations for public safety programs begun by the police department.
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| 6/27/2010 |
Editorial: Red light - Scofflaw crackdown pays off. Let's escalate it.
The two-week score on red-light runners is heartwarming in its own way: More than 250 citations issued in Cumberland County to drivers who cruised through red lights or stop signs.
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| 6/21/2010 |
Jury Watches Police Videos On Intoxicated Manslaughter Case
EL PASO, Texas -- In day two of the intoxicated manslaughter involving a fort bliss soldier, the jury viewed police dash cam video of the morning of the crash that killed a 19-year-old.
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| 6/18/2010 |
Red Light Cameras
On June 28, 2008, the City of Jersey Village implemented nine red light cameras at the intersections of the Hwy. 290 frontage road and since have seen a decrease in intersection accidents by more than 50 percent, according to Jersey Village Police Department intersection crash data.
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| 6/16/2010 |
Red-light-camera campaign launches to push back skeptics
An election year battle is shaping up in Houston over red-light cameras. During the past year, cameras have caught nearly a quarter-million people running red lights in Houston.
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| 6/11/2010 |
2 Injured in Overnight Car-Truck Crash
Two people were sent to the hospital after deputies say a car ran a red light and smashed into a pickup truck.
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| 6/3/2010 |
Survey: More support road rules
Americans strongly support public policies to reduce highway deaths, including some measures that many elected officials consider too restrictive, such as alcohol ignition interlocks and traffic enforcement cameras, a new national survey finds.
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| 5/26/2010 |
Russ Lemmon: Red-light cameras like smoking bans, seat belts: You'll get used to them and appreciate them
We squawked when we first heard about mandatory seat belts.
We squawked when we first heard about smoking bans.
Now, right on cue, we’re squawking about red-light cameras.
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| 5/30/2010 |
ITE Journal: Red-Light Article: © 2010 Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1099 14th Street, NW, Suite 300 West, Washington, DC 20005 USA, www.ite.org. Used by permission.
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| 5/26/2010 |
Who's watching METRO bus drivers?
Bus drivers caught in the act: running right through red lights. They're 19 tons of danger. Wayne Dolcefino and our 13 Undercover unit is trying to keep another accident from happening.
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| 5/25/2010 |
Putting the brakes on red-light running
I have been wondering how the red light camera system was operating and whether it was having an impact. I got an answer, sort of, from a young family member this past weekend when the subject was brought up.
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| 5/24/2010 |
Editorial: Austin sends good news
Amarillo's experiment with red-light cameras got some more encouraging news in recent days.
It comes from the state's capital city, Austin, where police have reported a 30-percent decline in wrecks at intersections that have installed red-light cameras.
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| 5/23/2010 |
Rider injured in Arlington after motorcycle awareness event
In a tragic irony, an Arlington school teacher who was part of an international motorcycle safety campaign Sunday nearly lost her life in a crash.
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| 5/23/2010 |
Not buckling up can really cost you
Today, like any other day, millions of people will get into their cars and head for home, school, work, the grocery store, mall, doctor's office and hundreds of other destinations. Nine out of every 10 will automatically buckle their seat belts without giving it a second thought.
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| 5/18/2010 |
Governor Crist signs Red Light Camera Law in Lakewood Ranch
On Tuesday in Lakewood Ranch, Governor Crist was joined by Melissa Wandell, as well as the bill sponsor, Representative Ron Reagan, and more than 50 other people for the bill signing ceremony.
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| 5/18/2010 |
Red-light cameras are keeping drivers safe
Let's give a green light to red-light cameras in Austin.
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| 5/14/2010 |
Saving Lives
Regarding the ongoing discussion of red-light cameras: Years ago, my life, the life of my unborn child and the life of my mom were nearly wiped out by a driver who ran a red light.
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| 5/14/2010 |
Red-light cameras preventing wrecks, officials say
Crashes have decreased about 30 percent at intersections where installed, according to police.
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| 5/12/2010 |
In response to the editorial "Veto red-light camera bill"
I sponsored the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Law, which allows the state to regulate the use of intersection safety cameras, because I believe it will save lives. I also recognize the need to ensure enforcement fairness, and I am proud to outline the significant consumer protections in the law.
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| 5/9/2010 |
Red-light cameras serve public interest
Public safety must trump personal liberty
A bunch of signs around the city of Springfield are lying to you. You know the ones, with the warning that red lights are "photo enforced."
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| 5/4/2010 |
Don’t run red lights, and you won’t mind cameras
Two-dozen opponents to enforcement cameras at intersections staged their first protest recently in Lakewood. The protests are part of an organized effort to eventually get a statewide ban on the cameras that catch motorists running red lights.
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| 5/1/2010 |
Pots and kettles: Opposition to red-light cameras fueled by vested interests
A frequent charge leveled against the use of cameras to catch red-light violators is that their prime purpose is making money for municipalities rather than improving traffic safety. As it turns out, a prime mover behind a petition drive to force a referendum on the issue in Houston knows all about how to make money off traffic tickets.
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| 4/27/2010 |
Editorial: Red-light cameras prevent crashes, save lives
Red-light cameras have motorists seeing red, but that's better than having them see the red lights of an ambulance pulling up beside their wrecked vehicle.
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| 4/25/2010 |
The anti-red light camera referendum drive begins
s we know, the anti-red light camera forces intend to collect enough petition signatures to put a charter referendum on the ballot this November. On Friday, they got started.
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| 4/23/2010 |
City Council in Frisco, Texas unanimously agreed to install life-saving Intersection Safety Cameras
The City Council representing Frisco, Texas, unanimously agreed to install life-saving Intersection Safety Cameras in its community to improve road safety for its residents.
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| 4/22/2010 |
Road safety: Ban texting, OK red-light cameras
Roads will be safer if lawmakers act on key public safety bills.
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| 4/22/2010 |
Richmond plans to install red-light cameras
Running a red light in the city of Richmond could cost you $50 soon if your offense is captured on camera.
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| 4/22/2010 |
Red-light camera valuable
Still, the devices are controversial enough that the state House and Senate have been looking at a variety of rules and restrictions for their operation in Tennessee.
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| 4/20/2010 |
Statistics On Red Light Cameras, Other Police Policies Are Released
The El Paso Police Department unveiled numbers and statistics on some of it's more controversial traffic and crime policies, from red light cameras to impounding uninsured cars.
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| 4/20/2010 |
5 Hurt in S.F. Crash After Cab Runs Red Light
A taxi driver who ran a red light in downtown San Francisco Monday afternoon caused a chain-reaction crash that sent five people to the hospital, police said.
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| 4/19/2010 |
Red-light cameras are good
Recently, there have been several publications of views by opponents of the red-light cameras in Port Lavaca, including a front page article in the Advocate on April 12.
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| 4/19/2010 |
Woman killed when SUV runs red light
A Richmond woman was killed Saturday morning when another driver ran a red light and smashed into her car at U.S. 90A and Texas 99 near Sugar Land.
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| 4/19/2010 |
Brooklyn New York automobile accident: Manhattan cyclist hit by van, killed
Legal News for New York automobile accident attorneys – A Manhattan driver ran a red light and hit a cyclist, dragging him over 50 yards down the street - Biker pronounced dead at scene.
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| 4/18/2010 |
5 people injured in Salt Lake City crash
A driver ran a red light Sunday and caused a crash that injured five people.
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| 4/15/2010 |
More On The Red Light Camera Poll
Last week I wrote about a poll commissioned by a group called the Keep Houston Safe PAC about attitudes towards red light cameras. The result was quite favorable for the cameras, but at the time I didn’t have full information on the poll.
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| 4/14/2010 |
Reports Show Red Light Cameras Decrease Accidents
Red light cameras are having an impact, but there are still too many close calls when it comes to running lights in Amarillo.
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| 4/13/2010 |
Hit-and-run, and Escape
It’s a crime that has seriously injured or killed more than 100 people around Houston since ’08, and more than half the drivers got away with it
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| 4/12/2010 |
Put The Brakes on Bad Driving Habits
Until the last few years, I had not put a lot of thought about the way people drive in Conroe. I would like to believe most drivers, to some extent, respect a marked police car and most try to do the right thing when it comes to obeying traffic laws.
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| 4/12/2010 |
Stop light cameras may be coming to Birmingham
An extra eye in the sky could be watching you in Birmingham. The city's Public Safety Committee took up the issue this week. If approved, several cameras would be installed at intersections across the city, aiming to catch people who run red lights by sending a ticket in the mail.
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| 4/10/2010 |
Seeing red? A year later, have Collier red light cameras made roads safer?
Happy anniversary.
Then again, it may not be such a happy anniversary for about 25,000 people who have received red-light running citations in Collier County during the last year.
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| 4/6/2010 |
Cameras Make Chicago Most Closely Watched US City
When the body of Chicago's school board president was found partially submerged in a river last fall, a bullet wound to the head, cameras helped prove it was a suicide.
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| 3/29/2010 |
Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run at Bear Creek Park
A Houston woman has been charged in last week's hit-and-run death of young girl at a westside park. Authorities said Vilma Buchala, was the driver who struck 8-year-old Destiny Garcia on March 22 at Bear Creek Park.
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| 3/29/2010 |
Hell on Houston's Highways
We drive deadly fast and deadly drunk. We change lanes without signaling, run red lights and ignore stop signs. And each year, more than 500 of us die in fatal car crashes.
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| 2/13/2010 |
Collision At Intersection Kills Two
Deputies say that a driver traveling at a high rate of speed ran a red light at an intersection and collided with another vehicle, killing himself and his passenger.
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| 2/12/2010 |
One Dead in Crash After Driver Runs Red Light
A Pflugerville teen was killed after a driver ran a red light and slammed into another car. DPS says the driver of a Dodge Durango, identified as Chase Michael Tabor of Pflugerville, was traveling westbound on Gattis School Road when he ran a red light.
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| 11/15/2009 |
Hospital District Receives Over $5 Million from Red Light Camera Program
The Harris County Hospital District received nearly $5.3 million this year in trauma funds from the state’s Red Light Camera Program, which generates funds by ticketing drivers who are captured on camera mounted at busy intersections as they run red lights.
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| 1/5/2009 |
Cams lead to fewer wrecks in city
In Houston, Mayor Bill White defended use of the cameras, which he has favored, saying they prevented even more traffic wrecks.
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| 3/3/2009 |
Red-light camera maker moves into Missouri City
The new Houston regional facility will serve as a pre-fabrication, service and maintenance hub for red-light camera systems and the technicians who install and maintain these systems throughout the region.
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| 3/27/2009 |
Return to sender: Profits from red-light cameras should be spent on trauma care
Although the state has now collected about $9 million from cities around the state, hospitals have yet to receive a penny.
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| 4/6/2009 |
Beaumont missed good opportunity by backing down from red-light cameras
Most accidents inside city limits occur at intersections, and the cameras catch and prosecute us all for our driving violations.
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