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DOT Promoting Drive Sober App for St. Patrick’s Day
For many Americans, St. Patrick’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate an Irish heritage, or simply a fun day to wear green. Unfortunately, far too often, these celebrations end in drunk drivers getting behind the wheel. The holiday is considered one of the most dangerous of the year. According to…
Read MoreMild Weather, Low Gas Prices Lead to More Accidents
Unseasonably warm weather combined with record-low gas prices is likely to blame for a significant increase in traffic fatalities throughout Wisconsin in the first few months of 2016. In January and February, 79 people were killed in traffic accidents. That is 19 more than the same period last year and…
Read MoreHomicide Charges Filed Against Drunk Driver
Prosecutors in Milwaukee County have filed homicide charges against the drunk driver responsible for killing one person and seriously injuring another in a Valentine’s Day crash in Brown Deer. The drunk driver ran a red light, striking the victims’ SUV. The driver, a 26-year-old woman, was ejected from her vehicle…
Read MoreLatest Estimates Reveal Increase in 2015 Traffic Fatalities
According to the U.S. Department of Transportations National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), early estimates of traffic fatalities during 2015 show a 9.3 percent spike over the previous year. More than 26,000 traffic fatalities occurred during the first nine months of 2015 compared with 23,796 deaths in the first nine…
Read MoreVehicle Maintenance Tips for Preventing Car Accidents
Year-round vehicle maintenance is one way to prevent car accidents in Wisconsin. Hot summers and cold winters can damage vehicles; below are four vehicle maintenance tips that can help you stay safer on the local roads and highways. Look at the tire tread – Tire tread refers to the rubber…
Read MoreWisconsin Senate Approves Tougher Penalties for Drunk Driving
The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill last week to impose tougher penalties for repeated drunk driving offenses. The measure passed the state senate without opposition on Jan. 20, 2016. Currently, a fourth DUI offense is only considered a felony if it happens within five years of a third offense. This…
Read MoreMilwaukee Sheriffs Office Releases Holiday DUI Initiative Results
The results are in from a Milwaukee County Sheriffs initiative to keep the public safe from impaired drivers over the New Years holiday weekend. Fourteen first offenders and one repeat offender were arrested. David Clarke, Milwaukee County Sheriff, mandated additional law enforcement patrols from December 31, 2015 to January 3,…
Read MoreAAA Anticipates 100 Million Holiday Travelers
For the first time in recorded history, AAA anticipates that 100 million people will travel this holiday season, equating to almost one in three Americans. Around 100.5 million are estimated to travel 50 or more miles away from home, representing a 1.4 percent rise from 2014. It is the 7th…
Read MoreWisconsin Crackdown on Holiday Drunk Driving Continues
As part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, running Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, an ad will run before the Star Wars: The Force Awakens begins for millions of Americans. The ad will feature and focus on a young man and woman…
Read MoreNHTSA Proposes Overhaul of 5-Star Safety Ratings
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is raising the bar on safety with the recent announcement of drastic changes to the 5-Star Safety Ratings system. The safety regulator is placing a new focus on safety through technology with the addition of several new proposals for crash-test rating criteria. The…
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