MoDot puts the brakes on Sugar Creek’s speed cameras … sort of

Just when Sugar Creek thought it had a revenue source and public safety tool in one convenient package — a portable roadside speeding camera — the Missouri Department of Transportation has put some restrictions on the plan.

Tired of people tearing through their town, Sugar Creek officials were all excited to start using the new automated cop (provided by the manufacturer in exchange for a cut of the fines collected) along M-291. But MoDOT has concerns about privacy complaints and legal issues with the camera that sits atop a mast attached to a trailer.