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A La Crosse man with a history of drunken driving has been sentenced to 66 years in prison for a crash that killed two people and severely injured two others.
Tagged with: drunken driving homicide Jeremiah Meyer-O'Day
Read More »Green Bay man charged with 18th drunken driving offense
A 73-year-old Green Bay man has been charged with his 18th drunken driving offense, after a crash Friday that took out power lines and caused an outage.
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Read More »Wisconsin drunken-driving convictions, related offenses down
Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according to a report from the state Legislative Reference Bureau.
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Read More »Missing records raise questions in 9th-offense OWI case
Missing records in a ninth-offense OWI case have the Wisconsin Supreme Court considering what constitutes enough proof to support a conviction.
Tagged with: drunken driving Jennifer Lohr Michael Sanders Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Suspected drunken driver causes crash that kills two
Sheriff's officials say a driver is expected to face homicide charges in a Rock County crash that killed two people.
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Read More »Green Bay teen arrested after crash threw passenger in river
Police say a 17-year-old girl from Green Bay has been arrested for drunken driving after a crash on the Main Street Bridge flung her passenger into the river.
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Read More »Man faced with 5th drunken driving charge following crash
A Lake Delton man on parole for drunken driving is faced with his fifth intoxicated driving charge after crashing his motorcycle on Interstate 94 in Jefferson County.
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Read More »Bond set at $1,500 in fatal drunken driving crash
A criminal complaint filed in Dane County says a teenage driver told police he was "kinda wasted" when he crashed a car into the back of a parked semi, killing his friend.
Tagged with: Chris Van Wagner drunken driving Mario White
Read More »Assembly GOP limits area with 4 a.m. convention bar time
The state Assembly walked back a bill Thursday that would have allowed bars throughout Wisconsin to stay open later during the Democratic National Convention this summer, tweaking the proposal to allow extended hours only for taverns in the southeastern corner of the state before passing it on to the Senate.
Tagged with: drunken driving Robin Vos state Legislature Tavern League
Read More »Police say suspected drunken driver struck at least 13 vehicles
A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after striking at least 13 vehicles in the town of Lake Tomahawk, according to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office.
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Read More »Assembly OKs tougher sentences for repeat drunken drivers
Repeat drunken drivers would spend more time behind bars under a bill the state Assembly passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday.
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Read More »Charges of defying law, building ‘straw man’ written in split Supreme Court opinion
A split Wisconsin Supreme Court has reversed a decision on a subject-matter-jurisdiction dispute relating to an OWI case from Ozaukee County.
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Read More »Supreme Court to decide if warrantless searches OK after OWI arrests
A case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court questions when police officers have reasonable belief to conduct searches without warrants after an arrest.
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Read More »Senate passes amended public defender pay parity bill
Wisconsin public defenders are on pace to receive pay parity with state prosecutors. The state Senate on Tuesday passed an amended version of Senate Bill 468 to provide a pay-progression plan for assistant state public defenders.
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Read More »Evers signs bill setting 5-year minimum for OWI homicides
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a Republican bill that stiffens penalties for drunken drivers who kill someone.
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Read More »Senate OKs bills setting tougher drunken driving penalties (UPDATE)
The state Senate has signed off on two bills that would stiffen drunken-driving penalties — and possibly generate millions of dollars in new prison costs.
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Read More »Supreme Court hears arguments over OWI fine for drunken driver with baby in car
The Marquette County Courthouse sounded like a math classroom during oral arguments in a Wisconsin Supreme Court case on Monday. The justices asked two attorneys appearing before them how they’d calculate fines in a felony OWI case involving a baby in a car and a blood alcohol concentration more than four times the legal limit.
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Read More »Drunken driver sentenced to 7 years in fatal crash
A drunken driver who fled from a fatal crash in Milwaukee has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Read More »Man arrested for 10th drunken-driving offense
Dane County sheriff's officials say they've arrested a Madison man for his tenth drunken-driving offense.
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Read More »Court: Driving drunk on riding mower same as a vehicle
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that operating a riding mower while drunk carries the same penalties as driving a car while intoxicated.
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Read More »Man arrested on 12th drunken driving offense
Police say a man found passed out behind the wheel at an Eau Claire gas station is facing his 12th drunken driving charge.
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Read More »Fatal drunken-driving crash results in 7½ years in prison
A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison for driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in northeastern Wisconsin.
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Read More »Madison man arrested for 10th OWI after motorcycle crash
A Wisconsin man is facing his 10th drunken driving charge following a motorcycle crash.
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Read More »Drunken driver with child in car nearly hits officer
A drunken driver with a six-year-old in the car nearly struck a Janesville police officer.
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Read More »Court: Drunken drivers can’t stop blood analysis
Drunken drivers who consent to a blood draw can't stop the state crime lab from analyzing the sample by withdrawing their permission, Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
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Read More »High court OKs no warrant blood draws in drunken-driver case
The Supreme Court says law enforcement officers can generally draw blood without a warrant from an unconscious person suspected of driving drunk or while on drugs.
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Read More »Wisconsin Assembly OKs drunken driving bills (UPDATE)
The state Assembly has approved two bills that would stiffen drunken-driving penalties.
Tagged with: drunken driving Robin Vos state Legislature
Read More »Committee to vote on drunken-driving bills
A panel of lawmakers is again scheduled to vote on proposals to change some of the state’s drunken-driving laws.
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Read More »Committee to vote on bill that would require court appearances for OWIs
A committee of state Assembly lawmakers are schedule to vote on a group of bills related to drunken driving, including one that would require court appearances for citations issued for driving while intoxicated.
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Read More »Speeds reach 115 mph during interstate chase
Authorities say speeds during an interstate chase in Sheboygan County reached 115 miles an hour before the fleeing driver crashed into a squad car, a tree and two parked vehicles.
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