Photo Enforcement of Red Light Violations

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Photo Enforcement of Red Light Violations

To improve public safety at our signalized intersections, the city is utilizing automated enforcement - commonly referred to as photo enforcement or red light cameras - on Ladue Road at Coeur de Ville, Emerson, and Olive at I-270. Violators at Olive and I-270 will receive a warning notice until December 10th. On December 10th and after, violation notices will be issued. The fine for a red light violation captured by automated enforcement is the same as an officer-observed violation - $100. Much like a parking ticket, the registered owner and not necessarily the driver is responsible for the violation notice. Under this "parking ticket" format, no points are assessed against the vehicle owner's license.

The automated enforcement system works by capturing digital images and video of a vehicle violating an electric signal. The images show the light being red, the vehicle in the intersection, and the license plate of the vehicle. A police officer reviews all of the evidence and determines if a violation occurred. If approved by a police officer, the registered owner of the vehicle is sent a violation notice by mail.

The violation notice includes a password-protected link where the vehicle owner can log-on to VIOLATIONINFO and view video of the violation. Much like a parking ticket, the registered owner, and not necessarily the driver, is responsible for the violation notice. Online payments will not be accepted after the court date. If you have received a notice of violation with a court date and that date has passed, you must pay in person at the municipal court office located at the City of Creve Coeur Government Center, 300 N. New Ballas Road, Creve Coeur, Missouri. You will need to present your notice and pin number upon making payments. If you have any questions, please contact ATS Customer Service at 1-866-790-4111. The Municipal Court can be contacted at 314-432-8844.

Year in and year out, Creve Coeur ranks among the communities having the highest number of crashes, with many of those crashes occurring at signalized intersections. Creve Coeur police officers completed 154 Missouri uniform accident reports from 2004 through 2006 where a traffic signal violation was determined to be the probable contributing circumstance. In these 154 collisions, there were 94 injuries and one fatality. Additionally, from 2004 through 2006, Creve Coeur police officers issued 3205 traffic summonses for signal violations. The intersections where these crashes most often occur are the intersections where enforcement is most difficult to perform because of the heavy traffic volume.

Studies on the effect of red light cameras have shown that communities using automated traffic signal enforcement experienced a 40-50 percent drop in red light violations and a similar drop in violations at unmonitored intersections. Typically, areas saw a drop in injury crashes in the 25-30 percent range.