Saturday, May 18, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board wants another lowering of the blood-alcohol standard for drunk driving. It stands at .08; the NTSB wants it at .05.
The National Transportation Safety Board wants the blood-alcohol threshold for drunk driving to be lowered to .05 from .08. Wisconsin followed the rest of the country from a .10 to .08 standard in 2003, under the threat of losing federal highway funds. The state had almost 29,000 DUI arrests in 2011, almost 10,000 fewer than in 2000 but still the sixth-highest per-capita amount in the country. And police regularly arrest people for driving with concentrations two and three times the current legal limit, and/or for multiple convictions. Will a lower limit make Wisconsin citizens safer in any way? Or is it simply an unnecessary government intrusion? Vote in our poll and comment below. Related polls:
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Sunday's St. Patrick's Day is among the biggest binge drinking events of the year in Wisconsin. Is it the biggest?
Almost any national ranking of alcohol consumption finds Wisconsin near the top. Forbes Magazine named Milwaukee “America’s Drunkest City” in 2006. A story from 24/7 Wall St. ranked the state No. 6 among beer-drinking states in 2011, citing statistics that say Wisconsin has more binge drinkers and heavy drinkers than any other. And at least one study suggests Wisconsin has the most drunk drivers in the nation. In a state that loves to find an excuse to lift a glass, which special event inspires the most drinking to excess? Vote in our poll and discuss the issue in our Comment stream.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
An Oak Creek man arrested for drunk driving last week has six prior convictions, but only one since 1996. How much should that time span factor into what punishment he faces now, if at all?
Should the time between drunk driving arrests have an impact on how those people are handled in the courts? An Oak Creek man was arrested for operating while intoxicated last week near Mitchell International Airport. The 51-year-old man has six prior convictions, but only one in the last 16 years. If a person’s second OWI comes at least 10 years after the first, then it is generally treated like a “first offense” in Wisconsin. But if it happens a third time — no matter when any of them occurred — then the person is considered to have two first-offense convictions and a third-offense conviction. In the case of the Oak Creek man, he was given a two-year prison sentence for his sixth offense, in 2002, but it was “stayed,” essentially turning …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
A roundup of the latest from the Shorewood police log.
A 51-year-old Shorewood man was cited for disorderly conduct on Friday after police say he assaulted his neighbor following an argument about where she raked her leaves. The man confronted his neighbor about where she placed the leaves she recently raked and later kicked and pushed her around 1:15 p.m. in the 4300 block of North Morris Boulevard, according to the police report. The suspect admitted to pushing and kicking her and police say he appeared intoxicated. Also in the police report:
43.0892
-87.889923
1602 E Capitol Dr, Shorewood, WI
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
A roundup of the latest from the Shorewood police log.
Shorewood police were led on a chase Monday west on East Capitol Drive around midnight after a silver four door car refused to pull over for a speeding violation. The car ran several red lights and police ceased chasing the car after several blocks. Also in the police report:
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-87.88743
Village Pub & Grill
4488 N Oakland Ave, Milwaukee, WI
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Shorewood police have been busy the last couple weeks with drunken driving and operating while intoxicated incidents in the village.
In less than two weeks, Shorewood police have made at least eight operating while intoxicated arrests. Here are the latest offenses:
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
A roundup of the latest from the Shorewood police log.
A 16-year-old Shorewood girl and 17-year-old Mequon boy were arrested Sunday night after police found them in possession of alcohol, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Police were dispatched to the 4100 block of North Stowell Avenue at 1:26 a.m. for a report of people arguing in an alleyway. One block east in the 4100 block of North Downer Avenue, police observed the teens sitting in a car, and smelled pot and alcohol after speaking with the teenagers. Both suspects were given breathalyzers and came back positive. Police found a blue and purple glass pipe, .3 grams of pot and a bottle of vodka in the teenager's possession. Also in the police report:
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-87.892118
Shorewood Intermediate School
3830 N Morris Blvd, Shorewood, WI
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
Suspect speeding though Shorewood apologizes to a police officer for his poor driving.
A 20-year-old Wind Lake man is facing drunk driving charges after a Shorewood police officer spotted him speeding through the village with his hazard lights on. Joseph Z. Kern was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of second offense operating while intoxicated and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration. If convicted, he faces up to six months in prison and $1,100 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: A Shorewood police officer was on patrol Monday near North Oakland Avenue and East Kenmore Place when he spotted Kern speeding southbound on Oakland in a Volkswagon Jetta with his hazard lights on. The officer pulled the car over and Kern said he was “sorry” for “…
Friday, May 18, 2012
A roundup of the latest from the Shorewood police reports.
Police found a 63-year-old Shorewood woman uninjured but highly intoxicated Wednesday after she crashed her car into a light pole near the intersection of North Lake Drive and North Shepard Avenue. Police were patrolling the area when they found the woman sitting in her car, smacked into a light pole, at about 4:43 p.m. The woman appeared intoxicated, slurring her speech, police say. She failed a field sobriety test and her blood alcohol level registered at .28, more than three times the legal limit. The woman was arrested for drunken driving. It’s her first offense. Also in the police reports:
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Pick'n Save
4145 N Oakland Ave, Milwaukee, WI
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Hubbard Park
3565 N Morris Blvd, Shorewood, WI
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
A roundup of the latest from the Shorewood police reports.
A 34-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drunken driving Tuesday after police pulled him over for driving with suspended license plates. Police stopped the man in the 6100 block of East Olive Street at about 11:47 p.m. and say he smelled of alcohol. He failed a field sobriety test and had a .13 blood alcohol level. It’s his first operating while intoxicated offense. On Sunday, a 23-year-old Milwaukee man was pulled over for speeding and failing to move over for a stopped emergency vehicle and later arrested for drunken driving. Police say he was stopped near the intersection of East Capitol Drive and North Fratney Street in Milwaukee around midnight, where he failed a field sobriety test and later found to have a .20 blood alcohol …
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-87.887459
Walgreens
4081 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood, WI
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Pick'n Save
4145 N Oakland Ave, Milwaukee, WI
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Lakeshore Mobil
2521 E Capitol Dr, Milwaukee, WI
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$$andSense
7:33 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Well Steinberg, here are some rhetorical questions/responses. Not everyone will continue to booze. Once caught, many give it up for good. No kidding on the slowed reaction time. The police do not exist for monitoring taverns. NS. Maybe they should monitor liquor stores instead and follow the purchase home. Ever think of that? Maybe the police should yank every illegally loud Harley like a person … more ›