San Diego To Audit Red Light Photo Cameras

San Diego Police Chief David Bejarano Wednesday called for an audit of all 19 red light photo enforcement cameras in San Diego. While gathering information for a trial, police officers discovered that the underground sensor loops at three intersections had been moved by the private company that operates the cameras -- Lockheed Martin. The following locations are in question:

• 16th Street. & F Street
• Mira Mesa Boulevard & Black Mountain Road
• Ingraham Steet & Grand Avenue

The move means that many red light citations must be dismissed. The audit will be done by an independent agency to determine if all of the cameras are operating properly. In addition to the independent audit, the police department said that their traffic investigators have begun their own check of all 19 cameras and their underground loops to determine whether any of the remaining intersections have been altered or are inaccurate. Note: 10News had also identified a fourth intesection -- College Avenue and Montezuma Blvd. -- Tuesday night. However, their sources say that while the intersection did have its sensors moved, police believe Lockheed Martin's claims that they weren't moved enough to make a difference. Here is a list of where red light cameras are located throughout San Diego County, courtesy of PowayOnline.net: Camera Locations College Area

• College Avenue S/B to E/B Montezuma Road
• El Cajon Boulevard W/B through 43rd Street

Downtown

• A Street E/B to 163 Fwy (10 Street)
• F Street W/B through 16th Street
• Harbor Drive S/B to E/B Grape Street

El Cajon

• Broadway W/B through Mollison Avenue
• Fletcher Parkway W/B to S/B Magnolia Avenue
• Fletcher Parkway W/B to S/B Marshall Avenue
• Fletcher Parkway N/B to W/B Navajo Road
• Main Street W/B through Mollison Avenue
• Washington Avenue W/B to S/B El Cajon Boulvevard

Kearny Mesa

Aero Drive W/B to S/B Murphy Canyon Road Mira Mesa/Miramar

• Black Mountain Road S/B through Gemini Avenue
• Black Mountain Road S/B to E/B Mira Mesa Boulvevard
• Mira Mesa Boulevard E/B through Scranton Road
• Miramar Road W/B through Camino Ruiz

Mission Beach/Pacific Beach

• Garnet Avenue W/B through Ingraham Street
• Garnet Avenue E/B to N/B Mission Bay Drive
• Mission Boulevard S/B through Garnet Avenue
• Mission Bay Drive N/B to W/B Grand Avenue

Rancho Bernardo/Carmel Mountain

• Bernardo Center Drive N/B to W/B Rancho Bernardo Road
• Carmel Mountain Road E/B to N/B Rancho Carmel Drive

Poway

• Camino Del Norte E/B through Pomerado Road
• Poway Road W/B through Community Road
• Poway Road E/B to N/B Pomerado Road
• Scripps Poway Parkway E/B through Pomerado Road
• Ted Williams Parkway E/B to N/B Pomerado Road

San Ysidro

• Palm Avenue E/B through Beyer Way

South Bay

• Harbor Drive W/B through 32nd Street

South San Diego

• Imperial Avenue W/B through Euclid Avenue

University City

• La Jolla Village Drive W/B to S/B Towne Centre Drive

Additional Resources:

• For pictures of the red light locations in San Diego County, as well as other useful traffic links, visit PowayOnline.net

Previous Stories:

• May 30, 2001: Four Red Light Cameras May Be Inaccurate
• February 13, 2001: San Diegans Sue Maker Of Traffic Cameras

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