Wisconsin "toughens" DUI laws

[Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS]

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Wis. Legislature to take up drunken driving bill

Associated Press - December 13, 2009 11:05 AM ET

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Legislature is expected to pass a bill
Wednesday toughening the state's drunken driving law.

The bill would make the first offense a fine if someone under age 16 is in
the car. Wisconsin is currently the only state where first offenses are
treated like a traffic infraction and not a crime.

The bill also would make the fourth offense a felony if it occurs within
five years of a previous offense. It also requires ignition interlock
devices for all repeat offenders and for first-time offenders who have a
blood alcohol level of more than .15 percent.

Similar bills passed unanimously this fall but there was a disagreement
over how to pay for it. Under the bill to be debated, offenders would pay
for the expected costs through higher fees.

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FOURTH offense a felony?? Why not all DUIs a felony? And same with 20+mph
speeders. Reckless drivers are a bigger threat to each of us than all
other criminals put together!

[Rocky]

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> FOURTH offense a felony??

you need a life