EDITORIAL CROSSWALK TRUCE THE SAGA OF MAYVIS COYLE COMES TO AN END.

THE epic battle of 82-year-old Mayvis Coyle and the city of Los Angeles has at last come to an end. And mercifully, it was a draw.

Coyle is the octogenarian who made headlines world over when an LAPD cop busted her for crossing a busy Sunland boulevard too slowly. Rather than pay the $114 fine, she fought the citation in the court of public opinion and in a court of law.

In the court of public opinion, she won hands down, attracting widespread support over a police department that seemed more interested in enforcing the rules than in protecting public safety.

In the court of law, it was another matter. Superior Court Commissioner Jeffrey Harkavy accepted the officer's testimony that Coyle illegally entered the crosswalk after the ``don't walk'' sign started blinking, upholding her citation.

But mindful of the controversy, Coyle's age and what she's been through, Harkavy waived the $114 fee.

And that's probably the best possible outcome, one that -- at last -- upholds both the law and common sense.