Final arguments have been made in the controversial case regarding Steubenville traffic cameras.

Steubenville attorney Gary Stern initially filed suit against the city and Traffipax Inc., the company who supplied the cameras, on behalf of his wife, who received one of the $85 tickets issued by a traffic camera.

Stern has argued that the cameras are illegal and unconstitutional.

Jefferson County Judge David E. Henderson will now decide if the city can continue using the traffic cameras to issue citations, something that will impact hundreds of drivers who received the automated traffic tickets.

Stern said, "Speeding laws should be followed. I have no problem with that, and most of the people who get these tickets have no problem with that. It's the way they're doing it."

In the courtroom, Stern questioned a representative from Traffipax about the accuracy of the cameras, specifically how often they are calibrated.

"They're basically disregarding a certain constitutional right, and also frankly doesn't even satisfy anybody knowing whether this equipment is working, whether it's accurate, whether it's reliable," he said.

Traffipax did not give a specific answer of when or how those cameras were calibrated. The company and the city declined comment.

On February 15, Jefferson County Judge David E. Henderson ruled that a class action suit could proceed against the city of Steubenville and Traffipax.

The judge said the case is not about whether the cameras are good or bad, or whether or not they actually slow drivers down.

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-Renee Cardelli & Kelly Bryan, NEWS9