A new AAA study shows that one in 10 U.S. highway crashes is the result of drowsy driving. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says that’s as much as eight times more than what previous federal estimates have indicated. Jarmuscz says the findings show that drowsy driving is nearly as dangerous as drunk driving. Jarmuscz says the study comes in light of separate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that more than one-third of American motorists get less than seven hours of sleep per night. Jarmuscz says the indepth study actually placed cameras inside vehicles across the country.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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