drunken driving

Feb 19, 2024

Driver in Milwaukee crash that killed 5 people gets 25 years in prison

A drunken driver who sped through a red light in Wisconsin and smashed into another vehicle, killing five of her passengers including four children, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

Feb 16, 2024

Fond du Lac man convicted in fatal drunk driving crash

Adam Richardson has been convicted of two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle after pleading guilty to the charges.

Jan 20, 2023

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Dec 13, 2021

Green Bay man gets 5 years in prison for 18th OWI conviction

A Green Bay man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his 18th drunken-driving conviction.

Oct 1, 2021

La Crosse man sentenced to 66 years in crash that killed 2

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.

Jan 11, 2021

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.

Dec 28, 2020

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.

Nov 11, 2020

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.

Sep 21, 2020

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.

May 26, 2020

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.

May 5, 2020

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.

Apr 23, 2020

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.