163
Impaired driving fatalities
-12.4% vs. 2023 (186)Source: Wisconsin DOT — Final year-end crash statistics (2024) — Impaired Driving Related Fatalities row, 2024 final statistics
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Someone in Wisconsin is killed or injured in an impaired driving crash every 2.4 hours.
163 people never made it home in 2024. Behind every number is a family, a workplace, a community that changed overnight.
163 impaired driving fatalities in 2024 (2024)
Source: Wisconsin DOT — 2024 Impaired Driving Fact Sheet — 2024 Impaired Driving Fact Sheet (WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety)
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3,500
Impaired driving injuries
Source: Wisconsin DOT — Final year-end crash statistics (2024) — Impaired Driving Related Injuries row, 2024 final statistics
7,067
Impaired driving crashes
Source: Wisconsin DOT — Final year-end crash statistics (2024) — Impaired Driving Related Crashes row (alcohol or drugs flagged)
18,000+
OWI convictions statewide
Source: Wisconsin DOT — Drive Sober news release (Aug. 2025) — WisDOT news release, August 2025
Impaired driving fatalities by month (2024)
Source: Wisconsin DOT — Wisconsin crash statistics — Derived from WisDOT Traffic Crash Database; verify against monthly fatality reports on crash statistics page
7,067
Impaired driving crashes (2024)
Crashes flagged for alcohol or drug involvement on Wisconsin public roads.
Source: Wisconsin DOT — Drive Sober news release (Aug. 2025) — Cited in WisDOT Drive Sober campaign release, August 2025
27%
Share of fatal crashes
Impaired drivers involved in 27% of Wisconsin's 509 fatal crashes in 2024.
Source: Wisconsin DOT — 2024 Impaired Driving Fact Sheet — 2024 Impaired Driving Fact Sheet
18,000+
OWI convictions (2024)
Operating While Intoxicated convictions recorded statewide.
Source: Wisconsin DOT — Drive Sober news release (Aug. 2025) — WisDOT news release, August 2025
Primary data: Wisconsin DOT — Wisconsin crash statistics · Full source list →
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For drivers 21 and older, the legal limit is 0.08% BAC. Commercial drivers face a 0.04% limit. Drivers under 21 are subject to Wisconsin's zero-tolerance law — any detectable alcohol can result in penalties.
Wisconsin uses the term OWI (Operating While Intoxicated). Other states may say DUI or DWI, but Wisconsin law refers to operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or other substances.
You can refuse, but Wisconsin's implied consent law means refusal typically results in an automatic license revocation and may be used as evidence in court. Refusal penalties are separate from OWI penalties.
Total costs often exceed $10,000 when you include fines, legal fees, increased insurance, license reinstatement, and ignition interlock. Exact amounts depend on offense number and circumstances.