According to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, fewer than half the people sentenced for a fifth-offense drunk driving felony in Milwaukee County go to prison. Additionally, “almost two-thirds of people sentenced under the stricter law spent a year or less in custody. Those with higher blood-alcohol levels didn't always serve more time. And almost a quarter of the people convicted of the fifth-offense felony between 1999 and 2006 already have re-offended - some more than once.”
In 2007, 313 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in Wisconsin.Sign the Pledge to Eliminate Drunk Driving in Wisconsin.
Contact your lawmakers about mandating ignition interlock devices for all convicted drunk drivers.
Showing posts with label repeat drunk driving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label repeat drunk driving. Show all posts
October 20, 2008
September 24, 2008
Wisconsin Drunk Driving Suspect Thanks Officers for Stopping Him
A Wisconsin man arrested for suspicion of drunk driving for a fifth time thanked officers for pulling him over. Read the complete story from the Sheboygan Press.
In 2007, 313 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in Wisconsin.
Contact your lawmakers about mandating ignition interlock devices for all convicted drunk drivers.
Sign the Pledge to Eliminate Drunk Driving in Wisconsin.
In 2007, 313 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in Wisconsin.
Contact your lawmakers about mandating ignition interlock devices for all convicted drunk drivers.
Sign the Pledge to Eliminate Drunk Driving in Wisconsin.
Alleged Repeat Drunk Driver Crashes Into Car Outside Home of Drunk Driving Victim and Melanie’s Law Advocate
A car driven by an alleged repeat drunk driving offender crashed into the home of a woman who spent two months in the hospital in 2005 after an alleged repeat drunk driver hit the car she was riding in, head on. Read the complete story from the Brockton, Massachusetts Enterprise.
People continue to drive drunk because they can. Studies have shown that ignition interlocks are an average of 64 percent effective in reducing repeat drunk driving offenses. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to support ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.
People continue to drive drunk because they can. Studies have shown that ignition interlocks are an average of 64 percent effective in reducing repeat drunk driving offenses. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to support ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.
September 10, 2008
Man Arrested for DWI Blames Bad Driving on Spilled Beer
According to news reports, “A man with four previous drunken driving convictions who was stopped for weaving in and out of traffic on Interstate 40 was ready with an excuse for his poor driving: his passenger spilled his beer.”
The man was subsequently arrested for DWI – his sixth such arrest. Read the complete story from KOB TV.
Research shows that those convicted of drunk driving for the first time have driven drunk more than 87 times before their first arrest. This is just one reason why MADD advocates for ignition interlock devices for all convicted drunk drivers.
The man was subsequently arrested for DWI – his sixth such arrest. Read the complete story from KOB TV.
Research shows that those convicted of drunk driving for the first time have driven drunk more than 87 times before their first arrest. This is just one reason why MADD advocates for ignition interlock devices for all convicted drunk drivers.
August 18, 2008
Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty to His 9th DUI
A man charged with his ninth DUI will be sentenced this fall. Read the complete story from KOLN/KGIN.
Studies have shown that ignition interlocks are an average of 64 percent effective in reducing repeat drunk driving offenses. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to support ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.
Studies have shown that ignition interlocks are an average of 64 percent effective in reducing repeat drunk driving offenses. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to support ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.
August 12, 2008
Wisconsin Man Arrested for 10th Drunk Driving Offense
A Wisconsin man was in court this week facing his 10th charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Read the complete story from The Capital Times.
Studies have shown that ignition interlocks are an average of 64 percent effective in reducing repeat drunk driving offenses. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to support ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.
Sign the Pledge to Eliminate Drunk Driving in Wisconsin.
Studies have shown that ignition interlocks are an average of 64 percent effective in reducing repeat drunk driving offenses. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to support ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.
Sign the Pledge to Eliminate Drunk Driving in Wisconsin.
June 30, 2008
Wisconsin Man Sent to Prison for 12th Drunk Driving Offense
A Luck, Wisconsin man was sentenced to three years in prison for his 12th drunk driving offense. Read the complete story from WEAU.
Sign the Pledge to Eliminate Drunk Driving in Wisconsin.
Sign the Pledge to Eliminate Drunk Driving in Wisconsin.
June 23, 2008
Washington State Man Charged with 16th DUI
A 51-year-old Lynnwood man faces up to five years in prison when he's sentenced for a misdemeanor drunk-driving conviction and a felony eluding charge. Read the complete story in Seattle Weekly.
Urge lawmakers to mandate ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.
Urge lawmakers to mandate ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.
June 20, 2008
Nevada DA Cited for DUI After 2 Crashes in 6 Hours
Authorities say the district attorney of a rural Nevada county was issued a drunk driving summons after crashing cars twice in six hours on the same California desert highway.
Read the complete story from KLAS News 8, Las Vegas.
Read the complete story from KLAS News 8, Las Vegas.
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