RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) - Drivers in the Albuquerque suburb of Rio Rancho will still have to watch out on certain streets. The city has decided to keep and expand its mobile speeding units.
Rio Rancho spokeswoman Annemarie Garcia said the city council voted Wednesday to approve a four-year deal with the camera company Redflex. The company will provide the city with eight mobile speeding units - unmanned patrol cars that take photos of suspected speeders.
Rio Rancho ended its program with Redflex on red-light cameras last year.
The new deal in Rio Rancho comes as some drivers in New Mexico are getting checks from Redflex in the mail. Settlement checks of up to $200 are currently going out to people who took part in a $2 million class-action lawsuit involving automated calls from creditors for unpaid fines.
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A previous story incorrectly said the city of Rio Rancho will keep red-light cameras. The city is keeping and expanding its mobile speed units.
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