U.S. traffic fatalities fall following two years of rising toll
Deaths on American roads fell by nearly 2 percent last year, blunting two years of increases that had troubled regulators and safety advocates. A total of 37,133 people died in traffic crashes last year, down 1.8 percent from 2016, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Deaths involving pedestrians, drunk driving, speeding, bicyclists and…
MADD against WI bill lowering drinking age
Wisconsin lawmakers are circulating a bill that would lower the drinking age in Wisconsin to 19. Mothers Against Drunk Driving quickly responded to the bill with strong opposition. “We don’t support anything that has any kind of acceptable loss of life, ” Doug Scoles, Regional Director for MADD told NBC15 over the phone. MADD says…