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MADISON — A new law aimed at curbing drunken driving in Wisconsin toughens penalties but drivers still won’t face criminal charges the first time they are caught and police remain ...
Now to Wisconsin, where state lawmakers are rethinking that state's drunk driving laws - in particular, the part that goes easy on the first offense. Here's Corrinne Hess of Wisconsin Public Radio.
Wisconsin ranks behind only D.C. alcohol consumption%2C binge drinking Two lawmakers are proposing criminalizing first drunk-driving offenses Statewide%2C 225 people died in alcohol-related ...
MADISON -- Two bills to beef up Wisconsin's drunk driving laws passed the state Assembly on Thursday, June 20 and the author called the passage a great first step.
Austin Lockwood, 23, was killed in a drunk driving crash in Wisconsin. The driver responsible was able to keep his Illinois license due to a loophole in Wisconsin state law.
MADISON (WITI) -- Wisconsin is the only state in the country where first-time drunk driving is generally not considered a crime. For the most part, a first time OWI offense is a slap on the wrist ...
Looking to curb drunk driving in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker signed a law Monday that will make a person’s fourth drunk driving offense a felony regardless of when it was committed. According to ...
Wisconsin Increasing Some Drunk Driving Penalties On Jan. 1. December 27, 2016 / 1:54 PM CST / CBS Minnesota ... The state's drunken driving laws have been notoriously lax.
Now to Wisconsin, where state lawmakers are rethinking that state's drunk driving laws - in particular, the part that goes easy on the first offense. Here's Corrinne Hess of Wisconsin Public Radio ...