A government lawyer is attempting
to get dismissed almost $700 in traffic tickets given to U.S. Postal
Service employees in Cleveland, claiming it is immune from state and
local regulations, Yahoo! News reported.
Postal Service attorney Jennifer.
S. Breslin says the infractions, which include speeding citations and
red-light infractions, should be ignored.
"In providing mail service across
the country, the Postal Service attempts to work within local and state
laws and regulations, when feasible," she said in a letter responding
to a summons for payment, according to
“However, as you are probably aware, the Postal Service enjoys federal immunity from state and local regulation,” Breslin wrote.
The attorney for American Traffic
Solutions, the company that enforces East Cleveland's camera citations,
referenced the Postal Service's own safety manual, which says truck
drivers should and have been held accountable, Yahoo! News reported.
“By attempting to hide behind an
immunity claim, you are aiding and abetting your drivers in their
blatant disregard for the traffic laws in East Cleveland, which have
endangered other drivers, pedestrians and school children," ATS attorney
George Hittner said in a response to Breslin.
East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton
told Cleveland.com he questions why the Postal Service did not decide to
make their drivers pay for the infraction.
The mayor said he is unsure about the validity of the agency's immunity claims.
“I was unaware that the post
office doesn’t have to stop at red lights or obey the speed limit,” he
told Cleveland.com. “But since they are, I wish I’d get my mail faster.”
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