More than 26,000 tickets were issued over the course of 25 days on Interstate 490. Kent Kroemer was issued three fines for allegedly speeding through a work zone. A County Judge fiercely criticized the actions of the traffic court during Kroemer’s appeal. A man in Rochester, New York, has had three automated speeding tickets overturned in court, and his case could open the door for other motorists to have their fines thrown out as well. During the fall of 2024, local authorities placed a white, unmarked SUV in a work zone equipped with a speed camera. The system automatically recorded and fined any speeding vehicle passing by. More than 26,000 tickets were issued on Interstate 490 over the course of 25 days, three of which went to Kent Kroemer. Read: A Single AI Traffic Camera Issued Over 1,000 Fines In Just Four Days While the vast majority of people paid the speeding fines, Kroemer took his case to court. According to News10NBC, he lost in city traffic court but appealed, and the case was heard in county court earlier this month. Judge Doug Randall overturned Kroemer’s tickets, and he also fiercely criticized the actions of the traffic court. Defendant Had To Prove His Innocence Judge Randall said that “barely any evidence” had been presented in traffic court before liability was determined, and noted that the clerk had begun arguing with Kroemer. He described this as “clearly inappropriate” and “the most egregious event.” Worse still, he says the traffic court “improperly shifted the burden of proof to the defendant.” During the initial hearing, Kroemer said there was insufficient evidence presented to prove that construction or maintenance work was occurring at the time of the violation. In the appeal, Judge Randall noted that the prosecutor failed to provide any evidence of any workers at the site at the time of the alleged violation. Additionally, no evidence was produced that the Notice of Liability was mailed to Kroemer within 14 business days, as is required by local statutes. Of the drivers who were fined, 239 took their cases to city traffic court, and all but 40 lost. However, thanks to Judge Randall’s new ruling on the case, those who lost in court but wish to appeal now have until May 8 to do so.