The number of Wisconsin traffic deaths last year crossed a recently unfamiliar but deadly line. Through four consecutive years, the state registered less than annual 600 deaths in motor vehicle accidents. The streak ended last year with the deaths of 601 riders,...
Month: January 2013
Wisconsin motor vehicle death rate tops 600 in 2012
The number of Wisconsin traffic deaths last year crossed a recently unfamiliar but deadly line. Through four consecutive years, the state registered less than annual 600 deaths in motor vehicle accidents. The streak ended last year with the deaths of 601 riders,...
Wisconsin criminal case closed for fatal garage crash
Three men were hurt and one was killed when a Wisconsin teenager backed a pickup truck into a family garage. Authorities are not expected to press charges against the 18-year-old who backed into the structure and caused the fatal car accident. The teenager, his...
Wisconsin criminal case closed for fatal garage crash
Three men were hurt and one was killed when a Wisconsin teenager backed a pickup truck into a family garage. Authorities are not expected to press charges against the 18-year-old who backed into the structure and caused the fatal car accident.The teenager, his...
Wisconsin firm cited for second crane accident death
Injuries and death are daily possibilities for workers in dangerous professions. Wisconsin construction workers may suffer back or neck injuries in the course of regular duties or become victims of on-site accidents, sometimes caused by an employer's negligence....
Wisconsin firm cited for second crane accident death
Injuries and death are daily possibilities for workers in dangerous professions. Wisconsin construction workers may suffer back or neck injuries in the course of regular duties or become victims of on-site accidents, sometimes caused by an employer's negligence....
Panel suggests wrongful death suit for parents of drowning victim
The difference between negligence and recklessness was the turning point in a Wisconsin federal appeals case. The parents of a Milwaukee boy killed in an accident on a school field trip lost a claim that blamed school administrators for violating the 12-year-old's...
Panel suggests wrongful death suit for parents of drowning victim
The difference between negligence and recklessness was the turning point in a Wisconsin federal appeals case. The parents of a Milwaukee boy killed in an accident on a school field trip lost a claim that blamed school administrators for violating the 12-year-old's...
Update for Wisconsin drunk driving laws proposed
A Wisconsin senator and state representative are planning to introduce a proposal that would toughen state drunk driving laws. Rep. Jim Ott (R-Mequon) and Sen. Alberta Darling's (R-River Hills) legislation increases penalties for first-time OWI arrests, repeat...
Update for Wisconsin drunk driving laws proposed
A Wisconsin senator and state representative are planning to introduce a proposal that would toughen state drunk driving laws. Rep. Jim Ott (R-Mequon) and Sen. Alberta Darling's (R-River Hills) legislation increases penalties for first-time OWI arrests, repeat...