The Fond du Lac County District Attorney says he supports efforts to strengthen Wisconsin’s drunken driving laws. Proposed bills would create a five-year minimum prison sentence for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle; and raise the minimum incarceration for fifth and sixth offenses from six months to 18. Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney says a third bill that would prohibit all offenders from driving any vehicle without an ignition interlock is a step in the right direction. “If we can strengthen our drunken driving laws I support that,” Toney told WFDL news. “I know our legislature has looked at that over the years and they’ve made some positive changes with OWI legislation so we’ll be keeping track of where this goes.” Representative Jim Ott and Sen. Alberta Darling introduced the minimum sentence bills last session but they got no traction. Ott introduced the interlock prohibition in 2013. It passed the Assembly but died in the Senate.
