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Fatal Car Crash in Christiana

A female driver was killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Highway PQ in the town of Christiana, according to the Dane County Sheriffs Office. One motorist was driving eastbound on Highway PQ in a Chevrolet Suburban when he crossed the center line and struck a westbound vehicle, whose…

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Death of Emily Hughes, Gas Station Clerk, Ruled Homicide

Homicide charges were filed yesterday in the death of 18-year-old Emily Hughes, a Sheboygan gas station clerk who was killed when a van crashed into the store where she was working. Authorities say 32-year-old Jeremy Pfister of Sheboygan had just filled up. He was backing up his van to pick…

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Car Accident in La Crosse; Woman Injured

A 54-year-old La Crosse woman was taken to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries after a car collided with a truck at 16th and Denton streets at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The force of the collision pushed the car into a city bus shelter and finally into the front…

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Second Girl in Madison Stolen Car Accident Dies from Injuries

The stolen car crash in Milwaukee that occurred in Madison on May 29th has claimed the life of a second teenage girl. Chonnell Drinker, 14, died Sunday at UW Hospital. She was the second fatality from the crash that also claimed the life of 14-year-old Dionna Cook and injured two…

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Eau Claire Police to Enforce Seat Belt Law

The Eau Claire Police Department has begun enforcing the new seat belt law that was passed in the state budget, making Wisconsin eligible for $15.2 million in federal funding for traffic safety improvements. The new law allows officers to stop and ticket drivers and passengers who are not wearing seat…

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Fatal Accident on Hwy. 41 in Brown County

Three people have died in a two-vehicle collision on U.S. 41 in Brown County Friday morning. A male driver traveling north in the southbound lane of U.S. 41 shortly before 1a.m. struck a southbound sedan carrying three people head-on. Two women in the southbound sedan died while a male passenger…

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Two Semi Truck Drivers Ticketed in Wisconsin

Two semi-truck drivers were ticketed for traffic violations in separate accidents near Madison Wednesday morning. The first driver, David Jenkins, 55, of Nashville Tenn., was cited for reckless driving and endangering safety after he fell asleep behind the wheel of his semi-truck. The truck overturned and came to a halt…

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What Do You Gain by Speeding?

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation published this interesting article on their web site under the May Law of the Month section: After months of slipping and sliding on roadways, drivers now have the luxury of clear pavement and nice weather. Because of these favorable road conditions, drivers also face the…

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Truck Driver Convicted of Falsifying Log

A federal jury Wednesday convicted an Indiana truck driver of falsifying his log after he was found innocent of criminal charges in a fatal bus crash that killed five people near Osseo, Wisconsin. Michael Kozlowski, 26, of Schererville, Ind., was found guilty of 20 counts of making false entries in…

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Fatal Semi-Truck Accident in California

An out of control semi-truck smashed several cars and killed 2 people before running into an LA bookstore during the afternoon rush hour in La Canada Flintridge, CA. The driver, Marcos Costa, 43, was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular man slaughter and felony reckless driving after the car transporter…

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