COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE DANE COUNTY SAFER
The Dane County Traffic Safety Commission (TSC) is a coalition of approximately fifty public and private organizations working together to monitor and improve traffic safety. The Commission partners with Safe Communities of Madison – Dane County, a non-profit organization, to expand county traffic safety initiatives.
The TSC meets the second Wednesday in January, April, July and October to review quarterly traffic crash data and explore strategies to reduce the severity and frequency of crashes. Local, county, and state organizations involved in traffic safety are invited to become members. The Commission makes recommendations for corrective actions to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), county board, county highway committee, or other branch of local government.
The Dane County TSC, like those in all Wisconsin counties, is mandated by state statute. Membership includes a minimum of nine members:
Additionally, representatives from county law enforcement organizations and special interest groups impacted by traffic safety are encouraged to become members.
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office oversees the Traffic Safety Commission with the support of Safe Communities of Madison – Dane County. Co-chairs serve from both organizations.
A report on motor vehicle crashes involving driver, passenger, or pedestrian fatalities during the previous three months is presented in a closed session during every meeting. Representatives of law enforcement agencies provide information on location, time of day, nature of the crash, traffic patterns, and other factors that may have contributed, such as driver impairment, distracted driving, vehicle speed, roadway lighting, seatbelt/helmet use, or road conditions. Names of individuals involved in crashes remain confidential. In the event other sensitive information is shared, those attending the meeting sign a confidentiality agreement.
Commission members regularly review information provided on Community Maps, a free, public, online database of all police-reported motor vehicle crashes across the state from 2010 to the present and fatal crashes from 2001. Community Maps is hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by the Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) Laboratory in collaboration with the WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety (BOTS).
TSC WORK IN MOTION
OUR COALITION
Commission Co-chair
Dane Co. Sheriff's Office
(608) 284-6876
meyer.matt@danesheriff.com
Commission Co-chair
Safe Communities Madison-Dane County
(608) 441-3060
cwittke@safercommunity.net
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Safe Communities Madison-Dane County
tduval@safercommunity.net
RESOURCES AND LINKS
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News Releases
TSC Priority Workgroups
| Rishelle Eithun, Co-chair | Safe Kids/ UW Health Kids |
| Colleen Hoesly, Co-chair | Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| Christine Bergan | CESA 2 Driver Education |
| Andi Bill | UW-Madison TOPS Lab |
| Maureen Busalacchi | Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project |
| Kirsten Finn | Wisconsin Bike Fed |
| Heather Guenther | Dane County District Attorney’s Office |
| Ned Hartwick | Fitchburg Police Department |
| Shaun Hughes | DeForest Police Department |
| Nick Jarmusz | AAA |
| Jeremy Kloss | WisDOT – Div.of State Patrol |
| Andrew McFadden | City of Fitchburg |
| Matt Meyer | Dane County Sheriff’s Office |
| Jeremy Nash | City of Madsion |
| Lt. Kim Ready | Cross Plains Police Department |
| Joann Solberg | AAA |
| Sergeant Adam Zoch | Wisconsin State Patrol |
| Kayla Neuman, Co-chair | Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene |
| Jessica Quamme, Co-chair | Middleton Police Department |
| Andi Bill | UW-Madison TOPS Lab |
| Felice Borisy-Rudin | Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project |
| Sam Brier | City of Madison Police Department |
| Maureen Busalacchi | Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project |
| Julie A Foley | Dane County District Attorney |
| Ali Heinritz | City of Madison Traffic Engineer |
| Sabra Jones | SOFT Regional Toxicology Liaison |
| Jeremy Kloss | Wisconsin DOT – Bureau of Traffic Safety |
| Matt Meyer | Dane County Sheriff’s Office |
| Amy Miles | Wisconsin State Lab |
| Brandon Mortenson | Madison Police Department |
| Ryan Sheahan | Public Health Madison & Dane County |
| Emily Thompson | Wisconsin Department of Justice |
| Doug Vierck | Mount Horeb Police |
| Randy Wiessinger | Wisconsin DOT – Bureau of Traffic Safety |
| Sergeant Adam Zoch | Wisconsin State Patrol |
| Alexander Brown, Co-chair | Sun Prairie Public Services |
| Tracie Halvorsen, Co-chair | SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital |
| Andi Bill | UW-Madison TOPS Lab |
| Renee Callaway | Madison Traffic Engineering |
| Rishelle Eithun | Safe Kids/ UW Health Kids |
| Jeremy Kloss | WisDOT – Bureau of Traffic Safety |
| Ben John | Sun Prairie Public Works |
| Claire Mance | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension – Dane County |
| Gabe Mendez | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Adam Schleicher | Sun Prairie Public Services |
| Randy Wiessinger | Wisconsin DOT – Bureau of Traffic Safety |
| Brian Chaney, Co-chair | Monona Police Department |
| Stephanie Moreno, Co-chair | WRTP/BIG STEP |
| Andi Bill | UW-Madison TOPS Lab |
| Stephanie Bradley Wilson | Common Wealth Development |
| Rishelle Eithun | Safe Kids/ UW Health Kids |
| Tony Fiore | Madison Police Department |
| Jeremy Kloss | Wisconsin DOT – Bureau of Traffic Safety |
| Mary Lauby | UW Health Adult Trauma |
| Lucretia Sullivan-Wade | UW Carbone Cancer Center/UW School of Nursing |
| Emily Thompson | Wisconsin Department of Justice |
RESOURCES
For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Cheryl Wittke, Executive Director, Safe Communities of Madison – Dane County, (608) 256-6713 Traffic Crashes Down, Fatalities Up in 2022 Forty-four persons lost
For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Cheryl Wittke, (608) 256-6713 Executive Director, Safe Communities of Madison – Dane County Two-thirds of Dane County Fatal Crashes Involve No Seatbelts or
This article originally appeared on Madison.com and can be found here. Chris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal Drunken driving crashes — including at least 11 fatalities — rose sharply during
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MAT: Medication for Addiction Treatment.
OP: Outpatient Treatment – person lives at home or in the community, attends. individual and group therapy, these can include or not include MAT.
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DBT: Dialectical behavior therapy is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that integrates mindfulness techniques.
