Motorists recently received a warning about the dangers associated with failing to maintain control over a motor vehicle. Police reported that two drivers were killed in a motor vehicle accident when their vehicles crashed head-on into each other just outside of Rock...
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Police give up pursuit right before fatal Wisconsin car accident
In the early morning of Dec. 8, Milwaukee police were called to the scene of a car accident on W. Burleigh. It is believed that the accident occurred when a car traveling westbound on W. Burleigh drove across the center line into the eastbound lane. Shortly before the...
Driving can be dangerous during the holiday season
Most Wisconsin readers probably will not be surprised to learn that the period leading up to Christmas isn't the safest time to be on the road. If it seems like car accidents and aggressive driving are everywhere, statistics do seem to support that theory. A study...
‘Fast & Furious’ franchise actor Paul Walker, 40, killed in crash
Wisconsin fans of film actor Paul Walker joined others around the world in mourning the star of the popular 'Fast & Furious' franchise. The accident investigation stated that speed was a factor in the Nov. 30 crash that claimed the 40-year-old as well as the...
Wisconsin boy seriously injured by unlicensed pit bull
The owner of a female pit bull was issued a quarantine order after the dog attacked a 7-year-old boy in Racine. According to police, the dog was found to be both unvaccinated and unlicensed. As a result of the attack, the young victim sustained serious injuries and...
Popular broadcaster injured in accident is recovering quickly
A well-liked Wisconsin radio broadcaster suffered injuries in a car accident around 10 a.m. Nov. 13. The crash occurred at the intersection of Fond du Lac and Hampton avenues in Milwaukee when a car ran a red light and hit the side of his car. On Nov. 14, he was...
Wisconsin man gets 10 years in prison for fatal hit-and-run crash
A 31-year-old man from Wisconsin was sentenced to 10 years in prison after striking a plea deal on charges arising from a fatal hit-and-run car accident. The 71-year-old driver of the vehicle he struck was injured in the crash and died two weeks later. The sentence...
Four injured in two-vehicle Wisconsin crash
Wisconsin State Patrol officials said that a late-night crash involving a semi-tractor-trailer truck, and a passenger vehicle on Interstate 90/94 left four people injured, including two children. However, none of the people who were hurt sustained serious injury. The...
Self-driving cars available in 10 years?
Wisconsin drivers may be able to buy self-driving cars by 2020. Car manufacturers and technology companies, such as Google, estimate that automated vehicles will be available for purchase within the next decade. A number of states have begun testing these types of...
Fatal Wisconsin crash leads to OWI arrest
On Oct. 13, a man caused a serious crash while driving his vehicle in Walworth County. Police said that he was traveling on Highway 89 in Whitewater when the fatal accident occurred. Police said that the incident happened close to Island Road as woman driving an SUV...


