State Route st rt 49

Homer, IllinoisApr 19, 20081 Comments

Officer sits just inside village limits on all 4 main avenues in and out of town in all 4 directions just where speed limits drop from 55 to 35 in a matter of less than 500 feet. He hides in the cemetery on the east side, behind the electrical substation on the west side, the fire station or Caseys on the north and the abandonded vet clinic on the south in a black unmarked Chevy Blazer. He has a reputation for clocking vehicles in the highway zone coming into the village and putting on the ticket he clocked them in the village speed zone. He is also known to have a zero tolerance for issuing warnings. I received a ticket for 49 in a 35, took it to court and beat it due to him being to close to speed limit signs when the speed zones change. He cannot sit utilizing radar within 500 ft of speed limit signs where the speed zones change, according to the judge.

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FYI - the State changed the speed limit on IL 49 in town a few years back to 30 mph. County HWY 513 is still 35 (First Street/Second Street) Also the back Tahoe is gone it is now a Sliver unmarked Tahoe or occasionally a Black unmarked Impala. Yes Homer is a speed trap but it is also a "rolling speed bump" that keeps speed in check in a small town where children walk to elementary school on roads with heavy truck traffic at times. Slow down within town limits and avoid the ticket.
#1Nov 25, 2013Report Abuse

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