Authorities prepare for annual 'Drive Sober' holiday season campaign
Area law enforcement officials are reminding drivers to think ahead before heading off to any holiday parties in the coming weeks.
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Area law enforcement officials are reminding drivers to think ahead before heading off to any holiday parties in the coming weeks.
Authorities in Winona County are taking part in a statewide effort for extra DWI enforcement.
Katie Krien says with Homecoming coming up, she wanted her classmates to think twice about drinking at a party and getting behind the wheel.
In Wisconsin, 190 people died and nearly 2,900 were injured last year, because of something La Crosse County officials say is a completely preventable cause. That's why local agencies are teaming up to crack down on drunk driving.
A traffic stop in Jackson County has lead to arrest of a Black River Falls woman.
La Crosse's Common Council approved La Crosse County Tavern League's new business venture Thursday night.
Department of Transportation data shows Wisconsin judges have ordered 54,329 of these to be installed on convicted offenders' vehicles from 2012-2015. Records show 30,756, or 56 percent, of the IIDs required have actually been issued.
Approximately 36 percent of all fatal traffic crashes in Wisconsin were alcohol-related back in 2012, according to the latest numbers from the Department of Transportation.
Multiple local law enforcement agencies are teaming up to fight drunk driving.
A bill introduced would make a fourth offense a felony punishable by up to three years in prison.