Car Accidents

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Lafayette County Crash Injures Four

Four people were injured in a two-car crash Sunday in Lafayette County after a driver reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign at Wisconsin 81 and Wisconsin 126 in the town of Elk Grove. According to the Sheriff’s Department, Marco Rodriguez, 45, of Darlington was southbound on 126 when…

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$210K Settlement for T-Boned Passenger

MILWAUKEE, WI Attorney Richard Kalkhoff, of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C., won a $210,000 settlement on behalf of Milwaukee woman involved in an auto accident that occurred in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The plaintiff, a 77-year-old female, was in the passenger seat of a friends car, with her seat belt fastened, when…

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Passenger Ejected From Car Wins Settlement

Injury attorney Richard Kalkhoff, of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C., won a $250,000 settlement on behalf of Wild Rose teenager involved in an auto accident that occurred near Waushara, Wisconsin. The Plaintiff and two other friends were traveling on County Highway MM one mile east of Hwy. 22 when the…

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Truck Barrels Into Oncoming Traffic

WAUSAUKEE, WI Attorney Richard Kalkhoff, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., won a $125,000 settlement on behalf of Wausaukee man involved in a truck accident in Marinette County. On November 18, 2005, the Plaintiff, a 42-year-old male, was navigating a curve on Highway 180 in Marinette County when the…

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$450K Settlement for Janesville Man Injured by Three-time DUI Offender

A Racine County jury slapped a 3-time drunk driver with a $457,000 guilty verdict for rear-ending and injuring a Janesville man while driving under the influence near Burlington, Wis. According to police reports, Kevin Armstrong, 49, of Delavan, Wis.crashed his Ford F-150 into the rear of Todd Needhams pick-up truck…

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Three-time Drunk Driver Slapped with Hefty Verdict

A Racine County jury slapped a 3-time drunk driver with a $457,000 guilty verdict for rear-ending and injuring a Janesville man while driving under the influence near Burlington, Wis. According to police reports, Kevin Armstrong, 49, of Delavan, Wis.crashed his Ford F-150 into the rear of Todd Needhams pick-up truck…

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Protect The Ones You Love From Road Traffic Injuries

We all want to keep our children safe and secure and help them live to their full potential. Knowing how to prevent leading causes of child injury, like road traffic injuries, is a step toward this goal. Every hour, 150 children between ages 0 and 19 are treated in emergency…

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Lowest Traffic Fatalities for a November Since WWII

The following is a press release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Thanksgiving holiday period also was safer than past years Last month, 41 people died in 37 Wisconsin traffic crashes, which tied it with November 2008 as the safest month of November in terms of traffic deaths since World…

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Texting While Driving Ban Begins Today

Drivers can no longer send e-mails or text messages under a state law that takes effect today. Wisconsin joins 29 other states that have enacted a ban on texting while driving. The new Wisconsin law bans composing and sending electronic messages, but it does not ban reading text messages, dialing…

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School Boy Killed in Lake Geneva Car Accident

A nine-year-old boy, Carter Michael Dorwin, died in a car crash this morning in the “Como Flats” section of Highway H in the town of Lake Geneva. According to Police, Carters mother, Nicole, was taking her two sons to school in a family SUV. Nicole Dorwin told police that she…

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