Colorado Coffee Shop Offering $2 Drinks for Speeding Tickets

Getting a speeding ticket is never any fun. Getting a speeding ticket worth hundreds of dollars is even worse. A lot of drivers in one Northern Colorado town were shocked, to say the least, when they opened up their mail and found a photo radar speeding ticket with a fine eight times higher than what they are normally supposed to be.

Kersey Issued Nearly 40,000 Citations

Since its implementation in May, the town of Kersey has issued nearly 40,000 photo radar citations, and drivers have paid over $400,000 in fines from a stretch of road on County Road 49 approaching Highway 34. This area of road reduces the speed limit from 65 mph to 45 mph in less than a quarter of a mile.

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These speeding tickets should have been capped at a fine no higher than $40, or $80 in school or construction zones, instead drivers were receiving citations with a $340 fine. One driver told 9 News they have received six tickets at $340 each time.

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Kersey's first and only drive-thru coffee shop caught wind of the high-priced tickets and wanted to do something nice for those who had been busted with bank-breaking tickets.  On November 15, Cultivated Coffee Co. announced on Facebook that they will be offering drivers who were issued a photo radar ticket a break on their coffee.

$2 Lattes for Those Hit With Costly Tickets

On Tuesday, November 25, Cultivated Coffee Co. will offer $2 Speeding Ticket Lattes with proof of a speeding ticket from Kersey. The speeding ticket can either be a physical copy or a photocopy to receive the $2 drinks. The drinks are limited to 16 ounces with no toppings.

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According to 9 News, the Town of Kersey has paused the $340 photo radar tickets for the time being due to all of the questions being asked about the town's ticketing laws.