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Over the Limit. Under Arrest.

FACT SHEET

From the Wisconsin DOT, Division of State Patrol,

Bureau of Transportation Safety

Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. crackdown — Aug. 20 to Sept. 6

  • To save lives and prevent injuries, law enforcement officers from all over Wisconsin and throughout the nation will be patrolling in greater numbers and for longer hours from Aug. 20 to Sept. 6, 2010 to arrest impaired drivers and get them off the road.
  • Saturation patrols and other types of high visibility enforcement have proved to be an effective deterrent to impaired driving, especially when combined with an effective media campaign like Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.
  • The goal is not to arrest more drunken drivers. The goal is to deter drunken driving, so that we can reach our ultimate goal of zero preventable traffic deaths.

 

Impaired driving is prevalent and deadly:

  • There were approximately 45,000 convictions for drunken driving last year in Wisconsin.
  • Last year, alcohol-related crashes killed 238 people in Wisconsin and injured 3,793.

 

New state law increases penalties for drunken driving

 

  • A new state law took effect on July 1, 2010, that significantly strengthens deterrents and increases penalties for drunken driving.
  • The new law requires the installation of ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by or registered to drunken drivers who …
  • Are convicted of first-offense OWI if their blood/breath alcohol was .15 or higher.
  • Are convicted of a second or subsequent OWI offense.
  • Refused a chemical test to measure their alcohol level at the time of arrest.

 

Important advice:

  • Choose a sober designated driver before you start drinking.
  • If you’re feeling buzzed, you likely are over the 0.08 BAC limit and should not drive.
  • Rather than risk an arrest, take mass transit, a taxicab or ask a sober friend to drive you home.

  • Save a life—don’t let your friends drive drunk.
  • Some taverns and restaurants have programs to provide patrons with a safe ride home. Visit www.tlw.org/ and click on Safe Ride.
  • Report impaired drivers to law enforcement.

 

Online resources:

 

 

 

 

 

Outlaws Wanted to Beat the Heat

Have you ever wanted to race a cop?

Well, if you are between the ages of 16 and 21, hold a valid license and you have a car,

truck or motorcycle you can. Every other Friday night during the summer, Beat the Heat

and Great Lakes Dragaway invite you to come down to Union Grove, WI to race your friend

and the local law enforcement officers at the track.

This is bracket racing on a ¼ mile track so you don’t have to have a fastest car there to be the winner.

There is a drivers meeting each night before the elimination races begin so we can answer

any questions that first time racers have. We’re all there to have fun but we are also concerned with

safety so all vehicles will be given a safety inspection and helmets and seat belts must be worn.

Great Lakes Dragaway opens at 5:00pm, Time trails start at 5:30pm, Races starts at 7:30pm.

2010 RACE SCHEDULE

August 27th

September 10th


DETAILS:  VISIT WWW.SEWBEATHEAT.ORG

Run United - United Way

5-Mile Run - 2-Mille Run/Walk

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Walworth County Fairgrounds

411 East Court Street (Hwy 11), Elkhorn, WI

Registration: 7:00-7:45am -- Race Starts: 8:00am

For more information, or to download a registration form, click here!

2010 Memory Walk
Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 9:30 a.m.

Library Park - 918 W Main Street, Lake Geneva

Length:  1 or 3 miles

We're on the MOVE to end Alzheimer's!

If you're the kind of person who's not going to sit on the sidelines when there's a chance

to change the future, then you're the person we need. With more than 5 million Americans living

with Alzheimer's, and nearly 10 million more serving as caregivers, the time to act is now!

When you register for the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk®,

you're joining a nationwide community of thousands of people who are standing up

and participating in the fight against this devastating disease.

Your journey to the end of Alzheimer's starts here.


Call or Email Pat Miller at 414.479.8800 or patricia.miller@alz.org

REGISTER ONLINE NOW DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM

LISTEN TO 9/5 LIFEMATTERS ON LAKE 961 TO LEARN MORE!

Golf with Rally for the Cure at George Williams College 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and George Williams College of Aurora University

is supporting the cause by hosting the fourth annual Rally for the Cure golf fundraiser.

The outing will be held on Thursday, Sept. 30 on the GWC Golf Course

located at Highway 67 and North Lakeshore Drive in Williams Bay.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. with coffee and pastries.
A shotgun start begins at 10 a.m. with a nine-hole scramble and prizes,

followed by a full buffet lunch at 1 p.m. in the Beasley Campus Center located

on the GWC campus at 350 Constance Blvd., just a short drive from the golf course.  

Lunch will feature guest speaker Ruth Rorig, a teacher and yoga instructor speaking

on “Health and Healing Through Yoga.” Rorig, a certified yoga and pilates instructor,

has been a devotee of hatha yoga and meditation for more than 13 years and has taught yoga

and pilates for six years, including weeknights and weekends at the Lake Geneva YMCA.

Sponsors for the event include M&I Bank, Mercy Health System,

Southeastern Wisconsin Title Company and George Williams College of Aurora University.

“Last year’s event raised $5,700 and was a day filled with friendship, fun and a whole lot of spirit,”

said Linda Kuchenberg, assistant vice president, M&I Bank. “Rally for the Cure provides a really positive,

upbeat way for people to come together for a common goal and fight against this horrible disease.”

The registration fee for golf and lunch is $75 per person. For lunch only, the cost is $25.

To register, call Julia at 262-245-8597 or e-mail jrowehl@aurora.edu.

All proceeds will go to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation,

the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives,

empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.

FREE Car Seat Check 

Did you know that 4 out of 5 car seats

are not used safely or correctly?

 

Be sure that your child’s car seat is not one of them…

Please call for an appointment with a Certified Technician in your area:

Meghan Mahar, Walworth County DHHS, 262-741-3244

Joe Kirkpatrick, City of Elkhorn PD, 262-723-2210

Dan Dixon, City of Elkhorn PD, 262-723-2210

Jessica Hoppe, Aurora Lakeland, 262-741-2323

Dan Nelson, Walworth County Sheriff’s Dept, 262-741-4811

      Michelle Martin, Whitewater PD, 262-473-0555

          Benjamin Borgen, Williams Bay PD, 262-245-2710

 

**Please plan to allow 20 to 30 minutes for each car seat you would like to have checked.

 

       

ATTENTION LAKE GENEVA RESIDENTS

Starting Wednesday, September 1st…

Sheridan Springs Road will be closed at Highway 12

until the Edwards Boulevard extension is completed

in October.  The detour will be Highway 120 and Buckby Road.