Wisconsin Lawmakers Consider Tougher Underage Drinking Laws
June 6, 2013 Drunk driving is a contributing factor in a large percentage of car accident injury in Wisconsin and fatalities each year. In fact, a total of 17 teenagers were killed on the state’s highways in 2011 as a result of drunk driving. In an effort to reduce the number of teenage lives lost […]
Read MoreNew Law Helps Protect Sanitation Workers from Wisconsin Car Accidents
May 16, 2013 A new Wisconsin law is aimed at better protecting sanitation workers from the dangers of a collision. Reports indicate the law was approved in a 32 to 1 vote on Tuesday. According to an article published in the Appleton Post-Crescent, the bill would make it illegal for a vehicle to pass a stopped […]
Read MoreSheboygan Falls Mayor Says Buckling Up Saved His Life
April 25, 2013 Experts say that wearing a seat belt can decrease the chances of death or injury in a car accident by more than 50 percent. Randy Meyer, the Mayor of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, claims he is living proof of these numbers. Meyer was involved in a collision earlier this month that claimed the […]
Read MoreDriver Who Caused Fatal Wisconsin Car Crash Ordered to Pay $70,000
April 11, 2013 A 19-year-old woman responsible for causing a Wisconsin Car Crash that claimed the lives of three friends was ordered to pay $70,000 in restitution to the families of the victims. The Green Bay Press-Gazette stated the crash happened last year when the teen was driving more than 100 mph along Beechnut Road in Campbellsport, Wisconsin. Reports […]
Read MoreOne Person Injured in Winnebago County Motorcycle Accident
March 28, 2013 A Wisconsin motorcycle accident that occurred in the town of Menasha this week was responsible for leaving one man injured. The crash happened yesterday at approximately 4:45 p.m. along U.S. 41 in Winnebago County. According to an article published in a recent issue of the Appleton Post Crescent, the 23-year-old male victim, from the town […]
Read MoreAppleton Car Accident Leaves Local Woman Seriously Injured
An Appleton auto collision that occurred yesterday afternoon left a 38-year-old woman seriously injured. According to a story from the Appleton Post-Crescent, the collision happened at around 11:15 a.m. in the southbound lanes of U.S. 41, near College Avenue. Police say the woman was attempting to merge onto the highway in a Toyota Echo. As she […]
Read MoreLawsuits filed in Connection with Fatal Accident between Car and Motorcycles
Jan. 17, 2013 Victims of a collision between a motor vehicle and a group of ten motorcyclists are beginning to file civil lawsuits against the driver responsible for causing the crash. According to an article from the Appleton Post-Crescent, the crash happened on May 31, 2012, along State Highway 151 in the town of Taycheedah, just […]
Read MoreAppleton Car Accident Injures Five People
Dec. 6, 2012 National Safety Council statistics show that as many as 14 percent of all motor vehicle accidents in the United States are caused by failure to yield to the right of way. These accidents result in more than 7,000 lives being lost each year. One such car accident occurred in Appleton yesterday, leaving […]
Read MoreWisconsin State Patrol Pulls City Vehicles for Safety Violations
Nov. 1, 2012 Following two Wisconsin residents due to city trucks mounted with leaf vacuums that can obscure the truck driver’s view of the road, the Wisconsin State Patrol is ticketing drivers or owners of the vehicles if they are driven on the road. The Herald Times-Reporter reports that last fall, an 18-year-old boy from Sheboygan was […]
Read MoreDistracted Driver Faces Charges for Fatal Wisconsin Car Accident
Oct. 11, 2012 A 65-year-old Prescott, Wisconsin, man is facing charges of negligent homicide and second-degree reckless homicide in a St. Croix County Court for his part in a fatal distracted driving accident. An article from RiverTowns.net stated the collision occurred in Sept. 2011 in Joseph, Wisconsin. Reports indicate the man was talking on his cellphone when […]
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