Texas City Ignores Open Record Law To Conceal Red Light Camera Ticket Evidence

Port Lavaca, Texas is refusing to release documents that might reveal whether additional motorists have received automated tickets for running a green light. Yesterday, Byron Schirmbeck, director of saferbaytown.com, filed a formal complaint with Calhoun County District Attorney Dan Heard over the city's refusal to comply with the terms of the state open records statute that generally requires the disclosure of public documents within ten days.

On September 12, Port Lavaca Police Sergeant Kelly Flood signed a ticket accusing motorist Dale Price of running a red light at the intersection of US 35 and Travis Street. Video evidence clearly shows Price's vehicle entered on a steady green light (view video). On September 23, Schirmbeck filed a public records request seeking all red light camera tickets issued around the date the camera generated Price's bogus citation. The city responded on October 6.



Video from a red light camera in Port Lavaca, Texas that claimed this 2009 GMC pickup truck in the far left lane ran a "red light" on September 6, 2011.


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g2ok - 10/21/2011 1:12:09 PM

+4 Boost

Somebody has some explaining to do and this needs to go up to the US Justice Dept.

internationalmanofmystery - 10/21/2011 2:25:34 PM

+1 Boost

Red Light Camera:

Cuts BOTH ways!!!

Agent009 - 10/21/2011 2:49:39 PM

+2 Boost

Especially if the look into it and see all tickets were rubber stamped. Red light cameras are more of a money making scam than anything else.

CarCrazedinCali - 10/21/2011 7:38:10 PM

+2 Boost

how rediculous, I hope someone gets fired and the red light cameras are returned and the tax dollars paid back to put them in

1c3am5 - 10/24/2011 9:18:40 AM

+2 Boost

You're all against safety. Blah, blah, something for the children, blah.