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Posted by Zach on October 24, 2009, at 6:11 am

Wood arrested again, not a soul surprised

State Rep. Jeff Wood was arrested for drunk driving yet again. I don’t think there’s a single soul in Wisconsin who’s shocked that Wood was arrested again, but I think it’s clear he needs to resign his seat in the State Assembly immediately so he can focus on addressing what’s clearly a HUGE problem [...]

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Posted by Zach on October 21, 2009, at 6:57 am

Senator Sullivan for the win!

The Sconz said it was his quote of the day, but this has to be my quote of the year: “It is hard to tell which is the greater obstacle to accomplishing real drunk driving reform: the bumper-sticker politics Republicans who want to pretend that governance and enforcement doesn’t cost anything, or weak-kneed Democrats [...]

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Posted by Zach on September 28, 2009, at 5:58 am

7th offense OWI merits slap on the wrist?

Here’s yet more proof of why Wisconsin’s long overdue for tougher drunk driving laws:

A Manitowoc man who pleaded guilty to a charge of seventh-offense driving while intoxicated has been sentenced to three years in prison.

As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed three other charges against 41-year-old Keith D. Delsman. He was [...]

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Posted by Zach on September 25, 2009, at 5:13 am

Jeff Wood arrested for possible DUI

State Rep. Jeff Wood, who was arrested in December 2008 and charged with drunk driving and possession of drug paraphernalia, has been arrested again on suspicion of driving while under the influence. Wood, 40 was stopped Wednesday in Marathon County on Highway 51 after law enforcement officials received a report of an erratic driver, [...]

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Posted by MadCityMan on September 15, 2009, at 10:42 am

Law Enforcement and Arrests in Wisconsin

A snapshot of 2008 arrests in WI along with a trend review of the same between 2007 and 2008. Also included is law enforcement statistics. [...]

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Posted by Zach on September 12, 2009, at 1:37 pm

At least he’s got the drunk driver vote locked up!

State Representative Jim Soletski, a Democrat from Green Bay, thinks putting two traffic roundabouts near Lambeau Field is a bad idea, because some fans might be too inebriated to safely navigate the roundabouts:

“While we would hope no one will be driving impaired, the reality is that with thousands of people leaving a football [...]

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Posted by Zach on July 29, 2009, at 5:44 am

Liar, liar…pants on fire!

I remember when Rep. Jeff Wood, arrested earlier this year for drunk driving and possession of marijuana, said he wouldn’t fight the charges against him or hire a lawyer. Unsurprisingly, Rep. Wood is still fighting the charges against him, and what’s more, Wood and his attorney are now challenging the legality of the search [...]

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Posted by Zach on July 1, 2009, at 12:33 pm

Bar throws fundraiser for man who kills passenger

Here’s the setup:

Jay Taylor got drunk.

Jay Taylor made a choice to drive while drunk.

Jay Taylor chose to drive a motorcycle, for which he didn’t have a license, drunk.

Jay Taylor, driving drunk on the motorcycle he wasn’t licensed to drive, killed his female passenger, who happened to be his [...]

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Posted by Zach on June 23, 2009, at 6:01 pm

Uh, really?

After drinking at least 10 beers at a golf course on state Highway 167 and being left behind by the relatives who brought him there, a South Milwaukee man decided to drive himself the nearly 40 miles back to his home – in a golf cart. The man was arrested Saturday, and upon submitting [...]

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Posted by Zach on June 21, 2009, at 9:25 am

When will the reform train leave the station?

On April 25, 2008 Jennifer Bukosky, her unborn daughter Sophie Bukosky and her 10 year old daughter, Courtney Bella, were killed by Mark Benson, who was intoxicated on prescription medication at the time. Just two days before killing Jennifer and her children, Benson received his third OWI conviction.

Last week Benson plead no contest [...]

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