October 27, 2009

New Digital Camera System to be Activated
at Three Intersections in the City of Sacramento

The Sacramento Metropolitan Red Light Photo Enforcement Detail has placed new digital red light photo enforcement camera systems at three intersections in the city of Sacramento.  The intersections are:

• Mack Road and Valley Hi Drive
• Mack Road and Center Parkway
• Broadway and 21st Street

The new camera systems are currently being tested and are scheduled to go "live" on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.  For a period of thirty days, red light violators will be mailed a warning notice.  On November 27, 2009, red light violators will begin to receive actual citations by mail from these intersections.  When a citation is issued and received by the violator through the mail, they will be referred to a website where they can review the still and/or video images of their violation. The violator will be able to clearly see where their vehicle is in relationship to the intersection's limit line, and the green, yellow and red lights. The fine is currently $426 for red light running violations.

Increased traffic safety is the number one priority of the county's Red Light Photo Enforcement Program. There has been as much as a 76% reduction in red-light related crashes at the photo enforced intersections in the city and county since the implementation of the program. Furthermore, there has been a 28% reduction in red-light running related crashes at all signal-controlled intersections in the city and county of Sacramento.

Sergeant Tim Curran,
Sheriff's Spokesman