May 21, 2010 in City

Sleepy driver crashes into red-light camera

The Spokesman-Review
 
Tags:car crashesPhoto Redred light camerasSpokane Police Department

A driver crashed into a red-light camera at Division Street and Sprague Avenue in Spokane after falling asleep this morning.

The 6:14 a.m. crash blocked two lanes of the four-lane, northbound Division. Crews still were on scene at 8:10 a.m.

The camera, which has been photographing red-light runners at the intersection since March 1, should be replaced next week, said Spokane police Officer Teresa Fuller.

The man, whose name has not been released,”said that he has been working long hours,” Fuller said.

He was driving a Ford pickup with a trailer when he drove onto the sidewalk. He was cited for negligent driving.

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  • misjustice on May 21 at 8:34 a.m.

    Hope the guy is okay…it’s more than a little rich that he took out the camera intended to catch red light runners (rammers?).

  • chelsita on May 21 at 9:15 a.m.

    Haha!

  • PlanB on May 21 at 10:21 a.m.

    How could this happen? I thought those cameras protected us and made intersections perfectly safe? Ha!

  • UniKyrn on May 21 at 10:34 a.m.

    And the cameras last picture was a concrete closeup of the accident. :)

  • dougfresh on May 21 at 11:35 a.m.

    If only we were lucky enough for ALL of the red light cameras to be crashed into

  • bdr on May 21 at 12:53 p.m.

    HA
    REDLIGHT CAMERA REDUCED TO SLEEP STUDY CAMERA.

    I WISH THEY WOULD TAKE DOWN THE ONE AT FREYA IT NEARLY BLINDS YOU IN THE EAST BOUND LANE OF 90.

    THE YELLOW LIGHT NOW HAS BECOME THE RED FOR MANY OF US. LOOK AT ALL THE SKID MARKS AT THE PHOTO RED LANES 35MPH TO ZERO IN 4 SECONDS OF YELLOW IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE.

  • UniKyrn on May 21 at 1:33 p.m.

    BDR, that’s why studies of red light cameras show that they don’t reduce accidents, they simply convert them from side collisions to rear-end collisions.

    I wonder if anybody has taken a stopwatch and timed the yellow light to make sure it meets the minimum legal standard in WA …

  • tiffsherwood on May 22 at 10:47 p.m.

    Check out BanCams.com - they are heading up a statewide effort to ban Traffic Cameras.

  • TOOBAD2 on May 24 at 11:44 a.m.

    DID THE CAMERA TAKE A PICTURE?

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