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A four-year-old was killed Tuesday morning when he was accidentally struck by a snow plow as his father plowed their driveway and he played nearby. According to news reports, 4-year-old Collin Fitzgerald of Star Township, Wis. in St. Croix County was playing in a snow fort his parents had built for him as his…

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics this week showed the number of injuries occurring in bounce houses are rising at an alarming rate. According to reports, more than 11,300 children aged 17 and younger were treated for bounce house-related injuries in 2010, which was double the number of injuries in 2008 and…

A 27-year-old hunter from Oliver, Wis. was accidentally shot by his hunting partner Monday evening and died while hunting deer. Officials said his 31-year-old hunting partner mistook him for a deer about 5 p.m. Monday, even though he was wearing an orange blazer. The accident occurred just off of Highway W, south of Oliver….

A 21-year-old Verona woman was cited for drinking and driving after three crashes Oct. 26 in both Green and Dane Counties. A 35-year-old woman was driving with her infant when she was nearly hit head-on by Danielle S. Kraus on Highway J. Officials said the drunk driver was driving the wrong-way straight toward her,…

Parents should rest assured as they place their kid’s safety in the hands of the bus drivers each morning because school buses are the safest vehicles out there, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the National Highway Safety Administration. NHTSA said riding a school bus is statistically seven times safer than riding…

A Wisconsin state appeals court ruled a teen who shot his best friend in the eye during a paintball game is not liable for his injury suffered in Polk County in 2008. The judge dismissed the claims against the teen last month.  According to court documents, Thirteen-year-old Alex Freese, a 14-year-old teen, along with…

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration released standards for what data should be collected from black boxes in motor vehicles in the event of an accident. Beginning September 1, new vehicles equipped with event data recorders, otherwise known as black boxes, must meet certain criteria for data captured as well as accuracy and…

Distracted driving continues to be a deadly problem, not only in Wisconsin, but across the United States. When most people hear of distracted driving, they immediately think of texting or using a smartphone, but it actually encompasses much more than just those actions. Just last week, three teens died when the vehicle they were in…

Traffic fatalities increased 13.5 percent in the first three months of 2012, according to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the second largest increase since the NHTSA began tracking the data. The last increase during the first quarter was recorded in 2006 and was a 3.5 percent increase. In the preliminary…

A fatal crane collapse in Oshkosh earlier this month may have occurred due to an operator error. According to reports, witnesses said it occurred because the 52-ton girder was lowered a bit too quickly or the operator may have adjusted the crane’s position when the span was being put into place. A 35-year-old working…