First permanent speed camera planned

Montgomery County will install the first permanent speed camera next week at the intersection of Bluhill and Randolph Roads near Wheaton High School, County Executive Ike Leggett announced Friday.

County police have been using mobile speed enforcement vehicles equipped with cameras to catch speeders since March. Based on data collected between May 2 and Aug. 15 at the Wheaton intersection, police issued an average of nearly 50 citations each hour to drivers who exceeded the 35 mile per hour limit by more than 10 mph.