Dayton says $3.9 million unpaid in red-light fines

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities here are ready to crack down on drivers who don’t pay red-light camera tickets.

City officials say more than 46,000 tickets worth $3.89 million are unpaid. That’s nearly half of all such tickets issued in the last eight years.

The Dayton Daily News says city commissioners could vote next week on an ordinance allowing the city to tow cars that have two or more unpaid tickets. Drivers would have to pay the fines to get their cars back.

Hundreds of U.S. cities now use the cameras, which take pictures of vehicles going through intersections with red lights. Drivers are mailed a citation. In Dayton, the fine is $85, but no points are assessed against the driver’s license.