Drunk driver in critical condition
A drunk driver is currently in critical condition at the hospital after he rear-ended a dump truck and was thrown from his vehicle. The 46 year-old man had just left a bar in Racine County before the...
View ArticleFather killed in fatal hit-and-run
A father of eight children was killed in a motorcycle accident last week after a driver of a concrete truck slammed into his motorcycle on Interstate 45. The truck dragged the motorcycle around the...
View ArticleCar vs. Deer accidents decrease
A study by Statefarm reveals that Wisconsin is ranked seventh in the nation for most car-deer collisions. However, these types of car accidents are on the decline all over the country. Wisconsin has...
View ArticleMan admits drinking before crash
A drunk driver responsible for a serious car accident over the summer has plead guilty to two felony charges of drunk driving and intoxicated vehicular homicide. The 30 year-old man had a blood alcohol...
View ArticleWisconsin politician arrested for DWI
Wisconsin’s former state senator, Randy Hopper, was arrested and charged with drunk driving over the weekend. Police pulled over Hopper’s black Suburban after a witness called 911 claiming the driver...
View ArticleHonda investigates random airbag deployment
Nearly a dozen complaints have been filed after drivers of 2008 Honda Accords had their side airbags deploy for no reason. The most recent malfunction happened in Georgia. A 26 year-old man was driving...
View ArticleSeven family members killed in truck accident
Seven people were killed late last week when the van they were in hit a deer and then was rear-ended by a semi-trailer. Ten people, all extended family, were on their way to New Jersey for a funeral...
View ArticleVeteran sentenced for causing deadly crash
An Iraq war veteran will serve the next thirteen years of his life behind bars and an additional fifteen on extended supervision after he caused a deadly car accident. The 32 year-old veteran was...
View ArticleToyota recalls half a million vehicles
Toyota announced last week that it will be recalling 550,000 cars worldwide. Nearly 447,000 of the vehicles were sold within the United States. Models with the malfunction include the 2004-2005 Camry,...
View ArticleHybrids safer than conventional cars, according to study
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, hybrid vehicles are safer than conventional vehicles of the same model. In fact, passengers in hybrid cars are 25% less likely to be injured in...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in Sheboygan accident
An 18 year-old man died early this morning after being struck by a leaf collection truck in Sheboygan. The pedestrian accident occurred just before 9:00 this morning on North Sixth Street by New York...
View ArticleBrake defects plague Subaru and Honda models
Three Subaru models and one Honda motorcycle model are being recalled due to brake malfunctions. The 2012 Subaru Outback, Legacy, and Impreza have received dozens of complaints about their brake...
View ArticleFatal accident on Hwy 26 claims two
Two people have died and one is in critical condition at University Hospital in Madison after a two-car crash over the weekend. The accident happened Saturday night on Highway 26 when a northbound...
View ArticleTask force to patrol after Packers game
A drunk driving task force, funded by a $96,000 federal grant, will host a four hour patrol following the Green Bay Packers divisional playoff game next month to stop drunk drivers. In a trial run,...
View ArticleTwo hurt in Monroe County accident
Two drivers were injured in a car accident outside Warrens over the weekend. A 44 year-old driver is suspected of being intoxicated when she pulled out of a parking lot in front of another vehicle near...
View ArticleWisconsin traffic deaths under 600
In 2011, fatalities on Wisconsin roadways was fewer than 600 for the fourth year in a row. A total of 569 people lost their lives last year, seven more than in 2010 but nearly 60 fewer than Wisconsin’s...
View ArticleCar drives into home, two injured
Early Sunday morning a vehicle crashed into a Green Bay house, destroying the home and seriously injuring the driver and passenger. Investigators are currently working to determine the cause of the...
View ArticleMan killed in snowmobile accident
A 28 year-old St. Cloud, Minnesota man was killed over the weekend in Buffalo City when he hit a cable strung across two fence posts while riding on a snowmobile. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleDrunk driver convicted for 4th time
A 37 year-old man plead guilty to drunk driving and texting this week after he was arrested last October for his fourth driving while intoxicated conviction. The Wausau man was driving and texting on...
View ArticleAnother victim found in Florida pileup accident
An 11th victim was found in the wreckage following a deadly and massive car pileup on Interstate 75 in Gainesville, Florida. Heavy smoke from brush fires and dense fog caused Florida Highway Patrol to...
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