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Woman faces OWI homicide charges for April crash that killed 4 in Rock County, authorities say

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Woman faces OWI homicide charges for April crash that killed 4 in Rock County, authorities say

Jeff Richgels
Jul 31, 2024
Jul 31, 2024 Updated May 28, 2025

States are ranked by drunken driving fatalities per 100,000 residents. This rate is listed up to its first decimal point, but the exact ranking of states was determined from the total rate calculation, which did not result in ties.

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An Elkhorn woman faces four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in an April 13 crash west of Whitewater that killed four people, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday.

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