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Mayor to ask court to dismiss tickets of stranded drivers
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s office said the city will provide letters to state District Court on behalf of about 65 motorists issued citations near Waimano Home Road between 2 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, when the Honolulu Police Department was conducting a preplanned traffic enforcement action before learning motorists were stalled in traffic due to a breakdown of the ZipMobile.
The administration said it would provide letters "requesting the court consider the extenuating circumstances on March 31, 2015, and dismiss the citations." Those affected can call 768-8305.
State Sen. Will Espero (D, Ewa Beach-Iroquois Point) sought clarification from the Judiciary on whether the citations could be dismissed in mass fashion. "Citations, once issued, are not subject to mass dismissal without some kind of review, and that each ticket must be contested based on the specific circumstances of each case," said Rodney Maile, court administrative director.