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Archive for March, 2019
Mar 26, 2019

Each year, a large number of children are killed by motor vehicles. The NHTSA reports that approximately 2,000 children under the age of sixteen die each year in traffic accidents. There are some important safety tips for children on the road to to follow in order to avoid being harmed in traffic accidents. While following […]

Mar 26, 2019

Most drivers in Michigan remember how frightening it can be to learn to drive on on our freeways and interstates. One of the most dangerous areas of the interstates are off-ramps and on-ramps, where a large number of accidents in the state occur each year. There are some important regulations and details that Michigan drivers […]

Mar 26, 2019

Statistics compiled by the Insurance Alliance of Michigan as well as the Michigan State Police reveal that in Midland County, there were 26,158 motor vehicle accidents between 2006 and 2015 with a large number of these accidents occurring in the fall. Many of these accidents also involved drivers who struck deer. In 2017, approximately 51,000 vehicular accidents […]

Mar 26, 2019

A serious accident occurred at the Southland Center parking lot recently when a SMART Bus was struck by a smaller vehicle, injuring nine people. Due to the collision, the bus driver struck his head and was knocked unconscious. With the bus without a driver, a nearby passenger attempted to gain control of the vehicle. The bus proceeded […]

Mar 26, 2019

A man died recently on Interstate 94 in Detroit after an accident resulted in his vehicle catching fire. Michigan State Police officers were later dispatched to the scene of the accident to investigate the crash, which occurred when the vehicle struck a pole. Law enforcement has yet to issue a statement regarding exactly how the accident occurred. […]

Mar 26, 2019

While car accidents involving property damage are not common, these types of accidents do happen and when they do, homeowners and building owners are often not sure how to respond. Learn what to do if your property is damaged in a car accident in Michigan and why you need the help of an experienced accident […]

Mar 25, 2019

While being involved in a car accident can be an overwhelming experience, if you are left trapped in your vehicle after the event, the experience can be particularly frightening. While vehicle passengers most often end up trapped after rollover accidents, people end up trapped in vehicles in a number of situations. In some situations, a […]

Mar 25, 2019

A worker in Columbia Township recently died due to injuries he incurred when his refuse truck was struck by another vehicle. The refuse truck was making stops to pick up trash from garbage cans at the time the accident occurred. The worker was pinned between the vehicles and subsequently taken to a nearby medical facility. The truck […]

Mar 18, 2019

Last month, two separate tree-related accidents in Michigan resulted in three people being sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The first accident occurred on M-40 Highway near Porter Township, Michigan when a motorcyclist and passenger were thrown from their vehicle when a large tree felt directly in front of them. The second accident occurred when […]