Motorcycle fatalities increased 40% in 2020 over the previous five years’ average. May is national “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month” and the Wisconsin State Patrol is asking motorcyclists and all other motorists to share the road, be alert and safe. 2020 preliminary data for Wisconsin shows there were 2,095 motorcycle crashes, 1,788 motorcyclists injured, and 112 […]
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Police Investigating Fatal Single-Vehicle Accident
RACINE – Racine Police are investigating a single-vehicle accident that killed a 64-year-old man Wednesday evening. Police responded to the 3800 block of Northwestern Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. They found a vehicle upside down in the westbound ditch. The driver, and only occupant, of the vehicle was unconscious and later pronounced dead at the […]
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WisDOT/State Patrol reminds motorists to be alert for deer
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), State Patrol, and partner law enforcement agencies are reminding motorists to be alert for the potential of deer darting across roadways during upcoming weeks. Deer/vehicle crashes typically peak during the October and November “rutting” period when bucks pursue potential mates. “The best strategy to protect yourself and minimize the […]
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Governor Evers Congratulates 42 New Wisconsin State Patrol Officers
Governor Tony Evers is congratulating 42 new Wisconsin state troopers who recently completed about six months of comprehensive training at the State Patrol Academy in Ft. McCoy and are now fulfilling their sworn duties to “serve and protect” the public. “On behalf of Wisconsin residents and visitors, we salute all our highly-trained public servants who […]
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Early Morning Traffic Accident
By Bill Houston Caledonia, WI — A 36-year-old man is dead, a 38-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries and an investigation is underway following an early morning traffic crash Nov. 1. The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. when a white VW Jetta traveling southbound on N. Green Bay Road near Louise Lane went off […]
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Man charged following head-on collision
Yorkville, WI – A man was charged with reckless driving, driving revoked and possession of marijuana following a two-car head-on collision that resulted in injuries. The crash happened at 12:15 a.m. March 28 on the West Frontage Road at 50th Road. Donald Rhodes, 25, of Milwaukee, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with […]
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3 people injured in crash on Interstate 94
Three people suffered non-life threatening injuries after being involved in a three-car crash that happened Saturday afternoon in Interstate 94 near Two Mile Road. Deputies with the Wisconsin State Patrol were called at 1:37 p.m. to a three vehicle crash. A semi-tractor trailer crashed into a car, which then caused it to crash into the […]
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UPDATE: Man Dies In Crash On Highway G In Raymond
UPDATE 10:25 a.m.: Officials with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department have released the name of the man who died in the crash as Steven Stitch, 31, a resident of Racine County. ORIGINAL STORY: A man is dead following a one-car crash that happened early Friday morning at County Highway G at 43rd Street in the Town […]
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Police: Man Tased Into Submission After High-Speed Chase
Wisconsin State Troopers say a 23-year-old man from Aurora, IL, had to be tased in order to safely book him into the Racine County Jail after a high-speed chase on I-94. Antoinio Armstrong refused Tuesday to appear in Racine County Circuit Court to face one felony count each of fleeing a police officer and first […]
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1 Dead After Early Morning Car vs Pedestrian Accident
A 20-year-old man is dead after he was hit early Sunday morning along a dark stretch of Highway 32. Mount Pleasant police were called at 4:33 a.m. Sunday to a site just north of 32 and Chicory Road for a report of a car vs. pedestrian accident. When they arrived on scene, they found a […]
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Couple Charged with Stealing Car from New Mexico
Wisconsin State troopers say a man and woman from New Mexico who were driving the car they stole were apprehended in Caledonia during a traffic stop for speeding. Joe Armijo, 44, and Charmayne Lopez, 26, were charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of operating a vehicle without the owner’s […]
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Pot Doesn’t Belong To The Band The Fray, Man Says To Trooper
An errand boy for band The Fray was charged with a felony drug charge and having a weight scale, but he told law enforcement officials that the pot in his car wasn’t for the band. Eric Linz, 30, of Elk Grove Illinois, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with a felony possession of […]
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2 Injured, 1 Facing Charges After Trucks Collide
Two people were injured and a man is facing charges of driving under the influence after two-trucks crashed at 10:28 p.m. Monday on Highway 20 and 90th St. A Mount Pleasant Police officer, who was on his way to another call, saw a 2001 Ford truck fail to yield while turning left on to 90th […]
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Warrant Issued For Woman Charged In Hit And Run
An 18-year-old Milwaukee woman was charged after she drove her car at speeds of over 100 mph then clipped a semi tractor-trailer on Aug. 7 on Interstate 94 in Racine County in a stolen car. Olivia Denney was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday with attempting to flee or elude a traffic officer, […]
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Man Critically Injured In Motorcycle Crash
A 53-year-old man is in critical condition following a motorcycle crash that happened at 4:55 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of S. Fancher Rd. Witnesses told police the man crashed his motorcycle and sustained a head injury. Another man, who was riding a dirt bike, was not injured, according to a press release by the […]
