A judge has ruled Nassau County doesn't have to make restitution for $100 red light camera fees collected from millions of drivers over the years, since the fees — though illegal — were "voluntarily" paid. An attorney for the plaintiffs, meanwhile, said he'd appeal, noting the county court has already been overruled twice in the case.

Nassau Supreme Court Justice Thomas Rademaker on Monday dismissed the case brought by a driver in 2016, whose attorneys are seeking to turn the case into a class action. The judge wrote the driver paid the fees willingly, since he did not protest at the time.

Suffolk and Nassau have faced lawsuits demanding hundreds of millions in restitution to drivers for fees they charged over the $50 base fine allowed under state law. Late last year, an appeals cou

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