Late last month, a truck accident on Highway 54 West resulted in the hospitalization of two individuals. The accident involved a passenger car and a semitrailer. According to reports, the driver of the truck was maneuvering the truck's trailer off the highway and into...
Western Wisconsin Law Blog
Drunk driver will spend two years in jail after fatal crash
Earlier this month, a sentence was handed down against a 28-year-old Wisconsin man who was driving under the influence and caused a car accident in Wheaton in June 2010. The crash resulted in the death of the man's 26-year-old passenger. Two others were seriously...
Injured in a hit-and-run accident? Your options may be limited.
Simply having the liability insurance mandated by the state of Wisconsin is not enough to protect cautious drivers in some circumstances. When a negligent driver flees the scene of an accident he or she caused, the cost of medical bills and auto repairs or replacement...
Teenager detained for allegedly shoplifting dies outside store
About a month ago, a Wisconsin high school student was shopping at a convenience store in West Allis when he was confronted by three other customers who eventually detained him for the police. The student, 16, was accused of stealing bottles of alcohol by placing them...
Chippewa County wrongful death tubing case settled
On June 25, 2011, a 29-year-old Eau Claire father died in a tubing accident near Holcombe Dam. The victim was riding in a commercially-made tube pulled by a boat, when the tube hit one of the concrete pillars located under County M. At the time, the boat was occupied...
Menasha woman bitten by dog
Cases involving dog bites are often complicated, especially when the dog is roaming loose in public or when the owner cannot be identified. The Menasha police are asking for the public's help in identifying a dog that bit a woman and whose owner has not yet been...
Milwaukee man charged with OWI in 5-car accident
A five-car crash that left at least one person injured was due to drunk driving, according to Wauwatosa police. The car accident occurred on Mayfair Road when a 45-year-old man from Milwaukee was allegedly speeding with a blood alcohol content of 0.15, nearly twice...
Gratiot Township accident leads to serious injury
A Gratiot Township truck accident on State Highway 78 led to serious injury when a 60-year-old woman was hit by a 48-year-old man who ran a stop sign. The Freightliner truck driver failed to stop at a traffic sign on South Prairie Road and pulled into Highway 78 where...
Port Washington man attacked by an unlicensed dog
On Thanksgiving, a Port Washington man was attacked and received multiple animal bites by a neighbor's dog. He was in the process of carrying bags out his car when the dog escaped its leash and began biting him. Although the man kicked the dog in self-defense, he...
Serious crash results in Wisconsin woman’s death
Two car crashes in two days in Anoka resulted in death for one Wisconsin victim. The second accident occurred when the Wisconsin resident attempted to make a U-turn in the middle of the road. She drove directly into the path of an SUV driven by a teenage girl,...


