Milwaukee mayor addresses deadly bridge accident

Now we hear for the first time from city leaders about the death of a man Monday on the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge. A 77-year-old man died after the

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lifted while he was standing on it. It is still unclear how the operator missed it. jo ola asked questions to the

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and a council member mary jo is live with the last carol two days after this tragedy, it is not clear what exactly went wrong, both

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cavaliere johnson and council member bob bauman expressed remorse for the situation and noted that there have not been any safety issues with operating the

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remotely so far my heart breaks for what happened to them, it really is like I said, it has been on my mind constantly, I can't even imagine that Milwaukee Mayor Cavaliere Johnson, will speak publicly about Kilbourne. avenue bridge tragedy for the first time wednesday monday morning richard dewjarden, 77, and his wife were visiting

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and crossing the bridge began to climb while richard was still on it, he tried to grab a railing but was fell and died if there is something that needs to change in our processes, of course, we will evaluate those things and, of course, we will look to make changes if those things are necessary.

The Kilborn Avenue Bridge is controlled remotely from the Water Street Bridge House by an operator using video. The public works department says about half of the city's moving bridges are controlled remotely, a standard and safe industry practice. I've been here since 1977. I've never heard of a pedestrian-related incident where someone was on a bridge when it was opening. Councilman Bob Bauman notes Milwaukee moved to remote bridges due to labor costs several years ago and that the city's bridges are opening more frequently, totaling more than 27,000 times in 2021 compared to only about 20 thousand in 2019, despite decades of safe bridge openings, councilman says Richard's horrific death warrants a review at the public works department.

I know you are extremely disheartened by this incident. I'm sure they will review their procedures. I'm sure they will determine if each step was correct. followed by rejecting our request for an interview they said the operator was fully trained and had four years on the job that operator is on leave while the investigation continues live in downtown

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