'I felt backed into a corner,' fumes 'aggravated' driver as speeding ticket error stops him from renewing license | 38694W5 | 2024-04-22 12:08:01
A COURT system that allows officials to put out warrants on drivers with outstanding traffic tickets has residents of a U.S. city enraged.
Some Texas car owners have warrants for road citations from over 10 years ago.
James Spencer was flagged for a 17-year-old traffic ticket, local news affiliate ABC13 reported.
He stressed that the new court computer system being used in Patton Village, Texas has mixed things up and got things wrong for him.
"I felt really backed into a corner," Spencer stated.
Not long ago, he even received a notice from the Texas Department of Public Safety saying he couldn't renew his driver's license.
All because of a pending 2007 traffic ticket case.
"It's really aggravating," Spencer added.
He didn't have proof of payment so Spencer was sent an email saying that the court clerk went through receipt books and records and found that he never paid.
The resident said they're wrong about that but with no proof, he fears that he'll have to pay again in order to avoid more significant issues.
Some other drivers in the city who were going through the same thing as Spencer a couple of months ago said their old traffic tickets were paid off.
Other car owners expressed that they were already on payment plans but some drivers didn't keep their old receipts either, according to ABC13.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> "My question is: How many people have probably paid for tickets two or three times," Spencer asked.
"Where did my initial money go – if it's not in the record? That's my question: who's pocketing that?"
The City of Patton Village admitted to ABC13 that their new court software caused data errors back in February.
Some of those problems did involve sending warrant letters to people who'd paid their tickets off.
</div> </div> In an attempt to settle an issue with his own ticket, one driver took the day off from work and drove from Katy to Patton Village.
The offices were closed when Yaniel Lopez Cruz arrived to talk to someone about the warrant mail he received, ABC13 reported.
"I made a mistake two years ago," Lopez Cruz said.
"That's why they gave me a ticket, and I paid for it already. Who's going to pay for this mistake?"
After finding out that he wasn't the only one inconvenienced by the system problem, he shared a message with other drivers who found the warrant notices in the mail for their traffic tickets.
"You're not alone," the driver stressed.
"Some people are having the same trouble as you."
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