Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Jan 02, 2013 |
Wisconsin lawmakers may once again be looking to toughen the state's drunk driving laws as the 2013 legislative session gets underway.
River Hills Senator Alberta Darling along with Mequon Representative Jim Ott proposed several tough measures last session, but they stalled after estimates showed...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Dec 06, 2012 |
The Consumer Product Safety Commission sued Baby Matters, LLC, after reports of five infant deaths while using their products. The complaint blames defects in the product's design, warnings and instruction that create a substantial risk of injury and death to infants.
Baby Matters, LLC is the mak...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Dec 01, 2012 |
Many hospital patients are reluctant to ask health care workers to wash their hands, even when their own health is at risk according to a new study released this month.
The study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin surveyed 200 patients who were at risk for or who had a histor...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Nov 28, 2012 |
In the first large-scale study of it's kind, researchers found as many as 85 percent of couches contained some combination of flame retardant chemicals in their cushion foam. The study, published this week in the Environmental Science and Technology journal found that many of the 102 couches exam...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Nov 17, 2012 |
Lawmakers plan to reintroduce two assembly bills next year, to increase penalties for OWI offenders and attempt to curb the rate of drunk driving in Wisconsin.
Assembly Bills 207 and 208 could increase penalties for drunk drivers, especially those with three or more offenses or with a blood alcoh...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Nov 12, 2012 |
A new study released last week showed young drivers are more likely than older drivers to be involved in a drowsy-driving crash.
The study, conducted by the AAA Foundation, found 16-24 year olds were the age group most likely to be involved in drowsy driving crashes and nearly one in seven licens...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Oct 28, 2012 |
Obese truck drivers are more likely than their normal-weight coworkers to have an accident in their first two years on the road according to a new study published by researchers at the University of Minnesota.
Researchers found that combined with the long hours, sedentary nature and sometimes str...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Oct 25, 2012 |
A new study released by State Farm shows Wisconsin drivers have a 1-in-79 chance of having a collision with a deer while driving.
Data collected from their drivers and accidents that have occurred show deer collisions are most likely during October and November, in the thick of the rut. The rut u...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Oct 20, 2012 |
A well-planned out and designated bicycle lanes can decrease the risk of injury for cyclists according to a Canadian study published in the American Journal of Public Health this week.
According to the results of the study, conducted by the University of British Columbia, a bicycle infrastructur...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Oct 17, 2012 |
A study released Wednesday shows the more teen passengers a teen driver has in a vehicle while driving, the greater the chances that teen will be involved in a fatal wreck. The study, from AAA research showed 9,578 teens aged 16 and 17 were involved in deadly crashes throughout the country. Of th...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Sep 22, 2012 |
A new survey released this week shows teens pick up many of their bad driving habits from their parents.
The survey asked 1,700 teens about driving decisions they make behind the wheel. Nearly 90 percent said they have seen their parents talking on a cell phone while driving and 88 percent of tee...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Sep 08, 2012 |
The CDC has put together a workgroup to study and establish guidelines for treating children and teens with mild traumatic brain injuries.
There are currently guidelines for treating adults with TBI, but no guidelines for clinicians to treat children or teens with mild TBI.
The CDC has establish...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Aug 20, 2012 |
A new study released by the Highway Loss Data Institute found anti-lock brakes cut crashes for all motorcyclists, but especially for new cyclists.
The HLDI compared the rate claims were filed for bikes equipped with ABS versus bikes not equipped with ABS and found bikes were 30 percent less likel...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Aug 11, 2012 |
More pedestrians are dying in motor vehicle accidents than in the past, according to new data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Pedestrian fatalities rose four percent in 2010, when 4,280 people were killed and 70,000 were injured when hit by cars. That was a rise fr...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Aug 03, 2012 |
A Greendale woman was charged with drunk driving with six children after being stopped early Sunday morning.
According to reports, 39-year-old Shelly Butler was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence with minor children under 16 years old.
About 1:05 a.m. Sunday, Butler was pu...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Aug 01, 2012 |
Officials said an intoxicated 24-year-old with a previous drunk driving conviction this year led police on an early-morning chase in Wauwatosa Sunday,
July 12.
According to reports, 24-year-old Andrew Brumage faces charges of fleeing police and causing damage, second-offense operating while into...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Jul 31, 2012 |
Two people were injured in an early-morning crash between a school bus and a car in Plymouth Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred on Highway S, north of Highway 67. According to reports, a 22-year-old who was in the car was taken by Flight for Life to Theda Clark Hospital. The 27-year-old dri...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Jul 28, 2012 |
A construction worker died this week after being struck by a truck in Walworth County.
According to reports, the accident occurred Monday about 9:45 a.m. on County Highway J in Troy as public works crews were sealing the roadway when the accident occurred. Emergency crew rushed to the scene to tr...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Jul 08, 2012 |
A 69-year-old West Bend man drowned while swimming in a Sandy Knoll park pond in Washington County Tuesday.
According to reports, the man failed to resurface for 10 minutes and was found in six to eight feet of water. He did not have a pulse and was not breathing. Efforts to perform CPR were unsu...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Jul 01, 2012 |
A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to six years in prison for hitting and killing a 65-year-old grandma who was pushing her 4-year-old grandson at the time.
Jesus DeJesus was driving on a suspended license and had cocaine and medication in his system at the time of the crash. DeJesus' lawyer argu...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Jun 23, 2012 |
An elderly Sussex man was injured in a hit-and-run accident last Wednesday.
According to reports, the 84-year-old man was taking a morning walk about 6:40 a.m. near Good Hope Road and Maple Avenue when he was hit in a driveway. That driver took off, but another driver saw him sitting up in the st...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Jun 15, 2012 |
The body of a 38-year-old from Bay City who was presumed drowned was found Friday on the shoreline of Lake Pepin, near Maiden Rock, Wis.
According to sheriff's department, on Saturday about 6:15 p.m. officials were notified that a man, who had been boating in the area with his wife, fell overboar...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Jun 09, 2012 |
A Kenosha man received 15 years in prison for killing a University of Wisconsin – Madison student during a police chase.
On New Year's Eve in 2009, police were chasing Johnny Jones, 34, who had been wanted for more than two weeks at the time. Jones slammed into the vehicle with the 21-year-old st...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | Jun 07, 2012 |
A bicyclist died after being hit by a motorist in Sheboygan County.
According to reports, a 48-year-old man was hit just before 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Township of Mosel. The bicyclist had been bicycling southbound on County Highway Y near Rowe Road when he was hit by 67-year-old Roger V. Peterso...
Posted by Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo | May 30, 2012 |
A Fond du Lac man was killed Friday morning when a semi rolled over on I-94 in Jefferson County.
According to reports, the 68-year-old was killed when a straight truck pulling a plastic tank of fertilizer had a tire blow and the driver lost control of the truck. The vehicle crossed over the left ...