The Fight Against Reckless Driving Continues

Reckless driving remains the number one threat to our safety and continues to have the greatest impact on our overall quality of life. Since 2023, I have been pushing and fighting to strengthen penalties and increase accountability for those who choose to endanger others on our streets.

The resolution I authored in 2023 received unanimous support from the Common Council, and through persistent advocacy at both the local and state levels, it led to a change in Wisconsin state law. On October 14, 2025, the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly approved AB 78 / SB 65, closing dangerous loopholes in previous law by allowing the impoundment of vehicles used in reckless driving offenses — even on the first offense and regardless of who owns the vehicle. This change provides a stronger, clearer path for enforcement and accountability.

It’s also important to note that stolen vehicles will not be subject to any impound-related fees or costs — owners won’t spend a dime. MPD will make every effort to contact the vehicle’s owner at the scene, and if unable to do so, the vehicle will be safely secured at the tow lot until the owner can retrieve it.

As a member of the Public Safety and Health Committee, I was proud to see the related city ordinance pass through committee on October 23, 2025. It was signed by Governor Evers on October 31, 2025 and passed through the full Council on November 4, 2025. This is now known as Wisconsin Act 46.

This new tool is not a magic wand that will make reckless driving disappear overnight — rather, it’s one important piece of an ever-evolving puzzle toward my ultimate goal of zero-tolerance accountability and enforcement. I’ll continue pushing for every possible measure to make our streets safer — and if that means changing state law again to strengthen our local laws, so be it. I did it with this, and I’ll do it again.

Read more about this upcoming ordinance giving MPD another tool in the ongoing fight against reckless driving.