Felony drunk driving is any DUI OWI DWI 5th, 6th or higher offense, or a vehicular homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.
Attorney Tracey Wood helps defendant get lesser charge for drunk driving
offense. State charges first offense OWI instead of intended 3rd offense.
A 1st OWI is not a crime; a third OWI is a misdemeanor crime.
If a person causes the death of another person or an unborn
child by operating or handling a vehicle while under the influence of
an intoxicant or having a detectable amount of a restricted controlled
substances in their blood, or if the person has a prohibited alcohol concentration
level, they may be charged with vehicular homicide while intoxicated - a class D Felony,
unless the person has a prior qualifying conviction, suspension, or revocation,
then they may be charged with a class C Felony.
[See also Vehicular Homicide].
For a Class C Felony, the penalty
is a fine of up to $100,000, or imprisonment of up to 40 years, or both.
For a Class D Felony, the penalty
is a fine of up to $100,000, or imprisonment of up to 25 years, or both.
Van Wagner & Wood - Drunk Driving Defense Attorneys
Attorney Tracey Wood
of Van Wagner & Wood is frequently consulted as an authority on Wisconsin's drunk driving laws and defenses. Attorney Wood is the president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Wisconsin's first Board of Regents member to the National College for DUI Defense, and the author of Challenging Prior Under the Influence Convictions.
Contact Van Wagner & Wood
Free Initial Consultation
The drunk driving defense attorneys at Van Wagner
& Wood stand ready to investigate and challenge your pending charges.
For a free and confidential evaluation of the merits of your case by a
very knowledge lawyer, please call (608-284-1200 or toll free 1-866-262-4599) or e-mail right away.
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense attorneys represent
people charged with drug related crimes, in both Federal and state cases. Those
attorneys most frequently represent people charged in the state of Wisconsin.
Federal Drug Charges: Van Wagner & Wood criminal defense
attornes routinely handle drug and other cases charged by a Federal agency.
State Drug Charges: Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense
attorneys routinely handle drug related criminal cases for people residing in
Wisconsin, and most frequently residing in the following areas: Adams County,
WI (Adams, Wisconsin Dells), Ashland County, WI (Ashland), Barron County, WI
(Barron), Bayfield County, WI (Washburn, Bayfield), Buffalo County, WI (Buffalo
City, Mondovi), Burnett County, WI (Siren), Chippewa County, WI (Chippewa Falls),
Clark County, WI (Abbotsford), Columbia County, WI (Columbus, Wisconsin Dells),
Crawford County, WI (Prairie du Chien), Dane County, WI (Belleville, Black Earth,
Blue Mounds, Brooklyn, Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Cross Plains, Dane, Deerfield,
DeForest, Fitchburg, McFarland, Madison, Maple Bluff, Marshall, Mazomanie, Middleton,
Monona, Mount Horeb, Oregon, Rockdale, Shorewood Hills, Stoughton, Sun Prairie,
Verona, Waunakee, Windsor), Dunn County, WI (Menomonie), Eau Claire County,
WI (Abbotsford, Eau Claire), Grant County, WI (Mount Hope, Lancaster, Fennimore),
Green County, WI (Monroe), Iowa County, WI (Mineral Point, Dodgeville), Jackson
County, WI (Black River Falls), Jefferson County, WI (Jefferson), Juneau County,
WI (Mauston), La Crosse County, WI (LaCrosse, Lafayette, Darlington), Marathon
County, WI (Wausau), Monroe County, WI (Sparta), Pepin County, WI (Durand),
Pierce County, WI (River Falls), Polk County, WI (St Croix Falls), Portage County,
WI (Stevens Point), Price County, WI (Park Falls), Richland County, WI (Richland
Center), Rock County, WI (Janesville), Rusk (Ladysmith), St Croix County, WI
(Hudson), Sauk County, WI (Sauk City, Wisconsin Dells), Taylor County, WI (Medford),
Trempealeau County, WI (Whitehall), Waushara County, WI (Columa, Wautoma), Washburn County, WI (Spooner), and Wood
County, WI (Wisconsin Dells).
Drunk Driving (OWI, DUI, DWI)
Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys frequently represent people charged with every type of drunk driving offense in the state of Wisconsin - from OWI - 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th misdemeanor offense to 5th and higher felony offenses. The successful criminal & drunk driving defense firm also represents people against vehicular homicide while intoxicated charges, as well as operating after suspension or revocation. Attorney Tracey A. Wood is highly regarded as Wisconsin's foremost authority on drunk driving laws & defense. Attorney Christopher T. Van Wagner has been three-times honored with the Martin Hanson Advocates Prize for numerous homicide acquittals.
Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys represent people across the state of Wisconsin, and have appeared in nearly every court, the most frequent of which include: Madison, Wisconsin Dells, Baraboo, Monroe, Darlington, Jefferson, Waukesha, Portage, Montello, Friendship, Mauston, Lancaster, Prairie du Chien, Wautoma, Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Wausau, Black River Falls, Viroqua, La Crosse, Eau Claire and Janesville, Wisconsin.
The criminal defense attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood represent
people charged with Felony Murder, Homicide, Negligent Homicide, Reckless Homicide,
Vehicular Homicide, Reckless Endangerment, First-degree Intentional Homicide,
and Second-degree Intentional Homicide. Those attorneys most frequently represent
people accused or charged in the state of Wisconsin. Often times, they are called
upon by a client residing outside of the state of Wisconsin, which they represent
in very serious crimes such as Felony Murder or Homicide. Van Wagner & Wood 's attorneys have handled cases for clients in Florida, Kansas, Oklahoma, California, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Illinois.
Appeals & Serious Crimes - Homicide - Murder - State - Federal
Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys represent people on every type of criminal appeal, from post conviction remedies to intermediate courts in Wisconsin - the Wisconsin Court of Appeals - and Wisconsin Supreme Court, as ell as appeals under federal jurisdictions to the United States Court of Appeals. Attorney Tracey Wood frequently represents people appealing drunk driving (or related) convictions to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
