Train Accidents

An Amtrak train struck and killed a person Monday afternoon near S. 6th St. and W. Holt Ave. in Milwaukee, according to Amtrak and the Milwaukee County medical examiner’s office.

According to an Amtrak spokesman, the incident occurred shortly after the northbound Hiawatha train from Chicago left the station at Mitchell International Airport sometime this afternoon.

The Milwaukee Police Department and medical examiner’s office are conducting an investigation.

No passengers aboard the train were injured.

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The state Assembly will begin to overhaul drunken driving laws in September in an effort to make Wisconsin roads safer.

A bill, sponsored by Rep. Tony Staskunas (D-West Allis), is scheduled to go before the house in mid-to late September and then to the Senate. The bill includes numerous druken-friving deterrents including requiring ignition interlocks for repeat offenders and making fourth offenses felonies in many cases.

The plan would also:

• Create a new treatment program;
• Ensure that people convicted of multiple offenses face similar sentences;
• Enhance penalties for drunken-driving offenses that cause injuries; and
• Require driver’s licenses to be suspended for longer periods for drunken drivers who serve jail sentences

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A crash between a car and a train occurred near Highway W and BB in Sheboygan County on Sunday.

Authorities say Joaquin Pucheta, 34, of West Bend was driving under the influence when he and his passenger Blanca Romero, 21, of Fredonia were injured in the crash.

Both individuals were taken to Froedtert Hospital. The accident is still under investigation.

The Random Lake Fire Department said there are no gates by the railroad tracks but there is a sign.

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It may be helpful to print the checklist and keep a copy in your vehicle at all times.

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