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In Wisconsin, drunk driving (Operating While Intoxicated) is a serious criminal offense. Drunk drivers injure thousands of victims each year and cause millions of dollars in damages. Although a drunk driver isn’t always easy to spot, here are 5 telltale signs that a driver on the road might be over the legal limit: 1….

With Fourth of July now behind us, many Americans are still recovering from the long weekend and getting back to work. This time of year is a time for enjoying good weather, great company, and plenty of fun. For a lot of Americans, that means drinking alcohol. Beer and alcoholic beverages just seem to…

Our Waukesha personal injury lawyers fight for drunk driving victims who have been injured because of the carelessness of another driver. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, in 2009 alcohol was involved in 44 percent of fatal crashes in Wisconsin. Additionally, out of the more than 300 drivers who were killed and tested,…

New information released from Mothers Against Drunk Driving shows that a bit more than two-thirds of all deaths associated with underaged drinking do not occur on the roads. The group analyzed 2010 data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

A new phone application released from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is meant to help people determine it they have had too much to drink and drive or if they are sober enough for the ride home. The new application named “Drive Sober” for smart phones is part of Zero in Wisconsin traffic safety…

Two Wisconsin lawmakers are working on drumming up support to toughen Wisconsin’s drunk driving laws. Sen. Alberta Darling and Rep. Jim Ott proposed tougher drunk driving measures in the 2012 legislative session, but the proposals stalled after estimates showed the new measures could cost millions of dollars not already accounted. They are working on…

A 21-year-old Verona woman was cited for drinking and driving after three crashes Oct. 26 in both Green and Dane Counties. A 35-year-old woman was driving with her infant when she was nearly hit head-on by Danielle S. Kraus on Highway J. Officials said the drunk driver was driving the wrong-way straight toward her,…

Motorists who huff or inhale contents in spray cans to get high should not be prosecuted as drunk driver a Wisconsin state appeals court ruled Wednesday. The court upheld the decision from a judge who had dismissed her charges since the chemical found in her system didn’t qualify as an intoxicant.  According to the…

A West Allis man and a Milwaukee man have been charged in two separate crashes that took the lives of a mother and a son just hours apart. According to reports, Jesse Steinmetz is accused of ran over and killed the 45-year-old mother about 1 a.m. early last Sunday morning. Steinmetz is facing one felony…

A woman and her son were both killed early Sunday morning in separate accidents in West Allis. According to reports, the 45-year-old woman was lying in the road on S. 81st St. when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver about 1 a.m. More than four hours later, about 5:30 a.m., her son died…