City of Lakewood v. Cheng

¶1 The city of Lakewood (City) challenges the superior court’s decision that Anthony Cheng filed a timely notice of appeal after the municipal court found him guilty of a traffic infraction. We affirm.

Facts

¶2 A Lakewood police officer pursued Cheng after he allegedly ran a red light. Cheng was cited with two traffic violations: failure to stop for a steady red signal in violation of RCW 46.61.055(3) and failure to yield to the right of an emergency vehicle in violation of RCW 46.61.210. After Cheng contested both infractions, the Lakewood Municipal Court found him guilty of the failure to…