MAYVILLE, Wis. (WRN) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reminds drivers “Buckle Up, Phone Down.”
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and this year’s WisDOT campaign brings back public service announcements created in 2025 that feature the Schwartz family of Mayville.
“My wife, my son, and my unborn child were killed by a distracted driver. They were more than just a number,” Schwartz said in the video.
Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Kristina Boardman joined WisDOT staff and officials from West Bend this week to launch the anti-distracted driving campaign.
According to WisDOT distracted driving is a factor in more than 9,000 crashes every year in Wisconsin. Boardman said stopping them is central to the agency’s safety mission of reaching zero preventable traffic deaths.