Vehicle Crash

Reckless driving causes many injuries and deaths on Michigan roads each year. What makes these tragedies even worse is that many of these accidents could have been easily prevented if common sense and good driving judgment had been used. In addition, many more could be prevented if concerned motorists immediately report reckless driving to...

Did you know that auto accidents are the second leading cause of traumatic brain injuries in the United States? Traumatic brain injuries or TBIs from car accidents account for 17.3% of all TBIs each year. That’s second only to falls, which make up just over 35% of traumatic brain injuries. There were roughly 223,050...

In Michigan in 2020, there were 245,432 crashes, of which 1,010 (0.4%) were fatal, 44,417 (18.1%) were personal injury, and 200,005 (81.5%) were property damage only. For each person killed, 56 people were injured in crashes. One person in our state was killed every 8 hours and 7 minutes as a result of a...

The Plaintiff, Joseph Mull, sustained injuries when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident while driving a motorcycle owned by his girlfriend. The Defendant insurance company argued the plaintiff's admission that he didn’t have permission from his girlfriend to use the motorcycle on the day of the accident precludes him from collecting benefits...

A study published last September in the journal Epidemiology found that states with hands-free cellphone restrictions for drivers have fewer driver deaths. "Our research demonstrates that hands-free laws save lives and reduce the societal costs associated with distracted driving," study co-author Dr. Motao Zhu said in a press release. His study found that comprehensive...