Wisconsin updates in category: Automobile Accidents

"That (DOT) chose in both rules to expand driving hours is astounding given its statutory mandate to make safety its highest priority and Congress's specific directive to the agency to reduce fatigue-related incidents," said Joan Claybrook, president of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.Truck driver fatigue has wreaked havoc here in Wisconsin recently. In October, 2005, a truck driver...

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The Wisconsin Insurance Alliance, the mouthpiece for the insurance industry in Wisconsin, has announced that liability insurance rates in Wisconsin are among the lowest in the nation. In a press release issued February 7, 2006, the WIA boasted that Wisconsin ranks 49th out of the 50 states for the combined cost of home and auto liability insurance, citing a study issued by the National...

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A two-car crash in Ozaukee county claimed the lives of a Milwaukee couple yesterday when the car they were riding in was hit head-on by another car that crossed the median of I-43. The names of the victims were not immediately available. According to wfrv.com:The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department said the crash happened in a southbound lane of I-43 south of state Highway 60 about 4:30 p.m.,...

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