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Arrest made in fatal Manitowoc County crash

November 23, 2011 By

Police in Manitowoc County have arrested a 43-year-old woman on charges tied to a fatal crash that claimed the lives of three people. Manitowoc County Sheriff Robert Hermann says Becky Holly was picked up on an arrest warrant Wednesday, after she was released from the hospital.

Holly is accused of being drunk behind the wheel of a van on October 13th, when she allegedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into three people in the town of Kossuth who were watching a roofing project.

AUDIO: Sheriff Robert Hermann (:13)

Holly appeared in court Wednesday, with bail set as a $100,000 personal recognizance bond. She was also placed on electronic monitoring and ordered not to drink or drive.

Hermann says tests found Holly had a blood alcohol content of .209, more than twice the legal limit.

She faces eight felony charges, including three counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Holly is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on November 28th.

Brian Norton, WOMT

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Janesville fights chronic drunk drivers

January 1, 2011 By

Janesville Police Chief Dave Moore says the number of chronic drunk drivers in Rock County is staggering, with over 1,000 offenders that have four or more convictions. In Janesville alone, there are 391 people with more than four convictions for OWI.

Moore says a new website recently launched by the city may convince many violators to behave more responsibly. It features an interactive map that will list the mug shots, names, and addresses of those convicted of five or more OWI offenses. [Read more...]

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A sober reminder for parents

December 6, 2010 By

In light of the tougher OWI laws in Wisconsin, parents might want to be more careful when attending holiday gatherings with children along for the ride. Aside from criminalizing fourth offense drunk driving, new laws that took effect earlier this year also make first offense OWI a crime if a child under the age of 16 is in the vehicle. [Read more...]

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New drunk driving law takes comprehensive approach (AUDIO)

July 2, 2010 By

POLICEfileWisconsin’s new drunk driving law is now in effect, with tougher penalties and an effort to get problem drinkers into treatment. State Senator Jim Sullivan, one of the principal authors, of Wisconsin Act 100, said the law represents a comprehensive approach to keeping the state’s roads safer. “We want to make sure that we’re focusing not just on getting your repeat drunk driver off the road, but getting your first or second time drunk driver, which is the majority of offenders, into treatment to address some of those alcoholism and addiction issues,” said Sullivan. [Read more...]

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Appleton man faces 10th OWI

June 23, 2010 By

An Appleton man faces his tenth drunk driving offense after an arrest this week.

Hortonville police chief Michael Sullivan said 51-year-old Michael Martin was pulled over follwoing a short chase Sunday night. Sullivan said Martin had empty alcohol containers in the car, and officers smelled alcohol.

Martin refused a field sobriety test and had to be restrained by four officers while blood was being drawn. He’s in jail on several charges, including driving with a revoked license and fleeing police.

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