Puyallup/Milton Municipal Court

Stopped in Puyallup to grab a coffee on my way from Seattle to Vancouver WA. I was at a large intersection on 2nd Street making a right into N. Meridian. As I got over to the right lane to make a right hand turn on a yellow light - car next to me went through the yellow light too only he went straight and I turned right. I got a ticket in the mail for running a red light so I go to review my dashcam, go through it and sure enough, I went through two yellow lights, even the ticket shows a yellow lights.

BUT, after researching it further, evidently. there was a red light "arrow" over on the sidewalk for this specific lane.

1. I was looking up at the two lights above that were TURNING yellow at the time I made the right hand turn, always look to verify no one was coming from the left or across the way.
2. Why on earth would the light on the sidewalk be red BEFORE the other two lights above?
3. Why would all three lights not be in sync?
4. Why is there no signs alerting drivers to a THIRD light for the right hand lane is on the the SIDEWALK and that you have cameras on that specific lane....seems like a set up.

I am 55 years old and have a flawless, and I mean flawless driving record, and I sincerely believe I was innocent as I made a legal right hand turn on a yellow light.

It's beyond me, why there is a need to have a third light off to the side on the SIDEWALK that would be red BEFORE the other lights turn red (NOTE: THIS LIGHT is much lower that the other two lights)

This was unfair to have to pay $124.00 for taking a right hand turn on a two yellow lights.

AGAIN, two out of three lights were yellow.

NO REASON FOR THE TURN LANE TO BE RED BEFORE THE OTHER LIGHTS TURNED RED.

This was their response...."I agree, the lights for the straight ahead traffic were amber at the time you made your turn, however the light controlling your lane was red.

Also, I reviewed many "3 light set-ups" like this in my town of Vancouver WA and they are ALL in sync, I can't find even one sidewalk light that is RED before the other two turn red. Many sidewalk lights or right lane lights are green while the other two are red but never red before the other two turn red.

To me...this three light setup is DECEPTIVE and it going to get unsuspecting drivers every time. BUT, this is REVENUE for the City of Puyallup.

Prosecutor is awful.....and every court appointed attorney does not really want to do the job.....some don't even show up....everything is such a long drawn out process. Zoom was good and they should have kept it that way.....some people don't have transportation and this was a way to ensure people made it to court.