MILWAUKEE — On Tuesday, state senators held a public hearing on a bill to implement red light cameras in Milwaukee, bringing the city one step closer to implementing a program that supporters say could help curb reckless driving.

The proposal would allow up to 75 red light cameras across Milwaukee — five in each of the city's 15 aldermanic districts. Fines would range from $20 to $100, and only drivers going 15mph over the speed limit would be ticketed.

For Tina Ortiz, the legislation represents years of advocacy born from personal tragedy. In 2018, she was struck by a drunk driver and lost her left leg.

"They probably could have stopped the person, caught the person right away; it could've made many different effects. I wouldn't have been hit as hard, I wouldn't have been ejected out o

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