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Wisconsin Seatbelt Use at All-Time High
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) reports that seatbelt use is at an all-time high across the state. A new survey conducted by the Wisconsin DOT found that more than 88 percent of motorists in passenger vehicles reported using their seatbelts in the month of July. The department’s 2015 survey…
Read MoreDon’t App and Drive: Smartphones Take Distracted Driving to New Level
In 2014, ten percent of all traffic fatalities were attributed to distracted driving. Today, distracted driving is challenging drunk driving as the cause of the most traffic fatalities in the United States – and drunk driving causes about one-third of all deaths on the road. Drivers that send or read…
Read MoreCDC Recommends Night Driving Restrictions for Teens
According to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there would be significantly less fatal crashes involving teens if they were not permitted to drive after 9 p.m. A staggering one-third of teen car accidents that result in death occur at night, and more…
Read MoreWisconsin DOT Warns Drivers Against Playing Pokémon Go and Driving
After two reported Wisconsin accidents involving Pokémon Go last month, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is warning drivers to put safety ahead of a high score in the game by not playing while driving. The location-based augmented reality game sends players into the real world to capture Pokémon characters…
Read MoreWisconsin Ranked 8th Worst State for Teen Drivers
According to a recent study released by WalletHub, Wisconsin is the eighth worst state for teenage drivers. Researchers analyzed the teen-driving environment in each state using a collection of 16 key metrics, including the number of teen fatalities, the cost for vehicle repairs and driving laws. In Wisconsin, teens ages…
Read MoreDodge County Accidents Kill One, Severely Injure Two
Two single-vehicle accidents in Dodge County last week killed one person and seriously injured two others. Both accidents involved the vehicles sliding or driving off the embankment of a curve. On Monday, June 20, a 16-year-old Watertown woman suffered life-threatening injuries after her vehicle crashed into a bridge pillar on…
Read MoreIncrease in Fatal Accidents Tied to Increased Speed Limits
As states throughout the country continue to raise maximum speed limits, the number of fatal car accidents is also increasing. A new study has linked an estimated 33,000 deaths between 1993 and 2013 to increased maximum speed limits. Researchers at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reviewed data from…
Read MorePKSD Newsletter: Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana
In this month’s issue of the PKSD newsletter, our personal injury lawyers address the growing public safety concern surrounding driving while under the influence of marijuana. As more states throughout the country continue to legalize the use of the drug, the number of traffic fatalities involving drivers high on marijuana…
Read More50 Killed in Traffic Accidents in May
According to the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles (WisDOT), 50 people died in traffic accidents on Wisconsin roads in the month of May, making it one of the safest months of May in the last 70 years. WisDOT stated that last month’s numbers tied it for the sixth safest May…
Read MoreCrash with Stolen Vehicle Kills Two, Injures Five Including Children
A 46-year-old woman and an eight-year-old child were killed and five people, including three children, were injured in a hit and run accident with a stolen SUV on Milwaukee’s west side on Friday, May 27. According to a news release from the Milwaukee Police Department, the victims were traveling north…
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