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SunPass Wants Judge To Reinstate Citations
POSTED: 7:25 am EDT May 4,
2008
UPDATED: 12:11 pm EDT May 4,
2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Transportation has asked a judge who threw out an estimated 7,000 traffic tickets to reconsider his ruling, saying it was too broad.
BLOG: Toll Road Nightmares
The ruling came shortly after an Eyewitness News investigation exposing frustration with tactics used by the agency regulating SunPass and how it was dealing with people who had received citations connected to their toll transponders. The department has filed papers to ask Circuit Judge John Galluzzo for a rehearing in the case. The case involved drivers with malfunctioning devices used to pay tolls. Department attorney Gregory Costas says Galluzzo was wrong to issue such a sweeping order in the case, which asked him to rule only in the case of one driver. Galluzzo dismissed the tickets, which involved drivers in Seminole and Brevard counties, in April. The citations involved drivers who had E-Pass and SunPass toll systems.
BLOG: Toll Road Nightmares The ruling came shortly after an Eyewitness News investigation exposing frustration with tactics used by the agency regulating SunPass and how it was dealing with people who had received citations connected to their toll transponders. The department has filed papers to ask Circuit Judge John Galluzzo for a rehearing in the case. The case involved drivers with malfunctioning devices used to pay tolls. Department attorney Gregory Costas says Galluzzo was wrong to issue such a sweeping order in the case, which asked him to rule only in the case of one driver. Galluzzo dismissed the tickets, which involved drivers in Seminole and Brevard counties, in April. The citations involved drivers who had E-Pass and SunPass toll systems.
Previous Stories:
- May 1, 2008: Thousands Losing Their Licenses To Toll Road Violations
- April 23, 2008: Crotty Says Expressway Authority Doesn't Agree With Judge's Ruling
- April 22, 2008: Toll Violations In Two Counties Kicked Back To E-Pass, SunPass
- April 15, 2008: Driver Says She Received Toll Fines Even Though She Paid
- February 15, 2008: Mix-Ups Could Mean Wrong Car Gets Ticketed For Toll Violations
- February 1, 2008: 75-Cent Toll Mix-Up Nearly Costs Man $150, Driver's License
- December 19, 2007: Crotty Fires Back After Questions About Toll Hikes
- October 23, 2007: Expressway Authority Mistake Means Drivers Pay More
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