A newly deployed speed monitoring camera was battered and pushed over Tuesday, less than two weeks after it was installed.
The vandalized camera was one of 17 placed throughout Phoenix in late February, as part of a city safety campaign that aims to alter driver behavior and supplement police traffic enforcement.
Penalties and fines for damaged speed cameras would be decided by Phoenix Municipal Court and depend on severity of damage, cost of repair and if the culprit is a repeat offender, according to a city spokesperson.
The city says under its contract, any repairs to the cameras will be paid for by the contractor who installed the equipment.
Phoenix speed camera locations
- Thunderbird Road: 35th Avenue to Interstate 17
- 32nd Street: Greenway Parkway to Bell Road
- Thunderbird Road: Interstate 17 to 19th Avenue
- 7th Street: Thomas Road to Indian School Road
- Indian School Road: 83rd Avenue to 75th Avenue
- Camelback Road: 24th Street to 32nd Street
- 51st Avenue: Van Buren Street to Interstate 10
- Baseline Road: 16th Street to 24th Street
- Bell Road: Interstate 17 to 19th Avenue
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