Story thread · 2 reports / 2 sources

Red light ticket refunds are coming to drivers on Long Island: How to get yours

nbcnewyork.com · 5dShare

New York drivers who paid red-light camera fines in Suffolk County could soon get some of their money back as part of a $45 million class-action settlement. The refunds stem from a yearslong legal battle over Suffolk County’s former red-light camera program, which ended three years ago. Before the program was discontinued, it generated roughly 300,000 traffic tickets. Drivers who paid fines under the program are expected to get $36 back for each ticket, according to Lake Grove attorney David Raimondo, who led the decade-long legal fight. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2016 by Raimondo’s client, PSEG lineman Robert McGrath, on behalf of drivers who challenged the county’s fees. New York courts ultimately ruled that the $30 administrative fee Suffolk County added to each red-light camera ticket was illegal. Suffolk County agreed to settle. Outside Suffolk traffic court Wednesday, several drivers welcomed the news. Asked how many red light tickets she’d gotten, Kimberly Jara said pro

First report: LI county agrees to pay back drivers up to nearly $60M over $30 ‘administration fee’ on red-light tickets — nypost.com, 8d