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Nov 2, 2009 10:26 am US/Pacific

O.C. Toll Roads May Forgive $40M In Fines

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) ― Two Orange County toll road agencies would forgive $40 million in fines under a proposed court settlement and pay $1.4 million to drivers who claim they were charged excessive penalties.

The proposal would end a three-year legal dispute between 16 motorists and the Orange County Transportation Authority and Transportation Corridor Agencies over fines for unpaid tolls.

The plaintiffs say the agencies illegally fined them nearly $334,000 for failing to pay about $2,500 in tolls.

Court records show the settlement could apply to tens of thousands of drivers, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.

The proposal was filed in Orange County Superior Court last month.

Attorneys for the agencies and the drivers declined to comment.

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