Grafton (Wisconsin, United States)

Type: City
Name: Grafton (Wisconsin, United States)
Country: United States
Latitude: 43.32
Longitude: -87.949997
population: 11,833
First reported Jan 19 2013 - Updated Jan 19 2013 - 1 reports

Drunken-driving bills take on Wisconsin's drinking traditions

Throughout Wisconsin in 2011:• 225: Number of people who died in alcohol-related crashes.• 2,984: Number of people who were injured in alcohol-related crashes.• 28,213: Number of alcohol-related convictions.• 38.6: Percent of drivers in those convictions ... [Published Herald Times - Jan 19 2013]
First reported Jan 18 2013 - Updated Jan 18 2013 - 1 reports

Wisconsin legislators push tougher drunk-driving laws

Most patrons ended their overnight shifts at local factories a couple hours ago and are enjoying conversation and $1 glasses of beer before heading home. Nobody here thinks some new proposals to toughen the state's drunken-driving laws are necessary, ... [Published Northwestern - Jan 18 2013]

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"There are drinking problems everywhere, not just in Wisconsin," says Jenny Hannert, 55, who works at a plastics factory. "We just embrace the fact that we like to drink."

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