Crashes Over Holiday Season Predicted to Surge Due to Distracted Driving Fatalities and serious injuries from motor vehicle crashes remain on the rise throughout the busy holiday season, reaching an alarming height between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. While drunk and impaired drivers stay responsible for contributing to high numbers, another cause has emerged. University of […]
Michigan Auto Accident Numbers Spike Over Thanksgiving Holiday The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 37,133 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2017, down 1.8 percent from 37,806 in 2016, the first decline since 2014. The bad news is all types of accidents involving Michigan motorists including motorcyclists, see a rise in alcohol-impaired and […]
Michigan Distracted Driving Crashes Doubled Drunk Driving Accidents in 2017 University of Michigan researchers, using Michigan State Police traffic crash reports, concluded distracted driving crashes tallied twice as high as drunk driving across the state in 2017. Distracted driving resulted in 20,115 vehicle crashes while drunken driving and alcohol-related crashes peaked at 10,265. About 27 […]
Michigan Distracted Driving Crashes Doubled Drunk Driving Accidents in 2017 University of Michigan researchers, using Michigan State Police traffic crash reports, concluded distracted driving crashes tallied twice as high as drunk driving across the state in 2017. Distracted driving resulted in 20,115 vehicle crashes while drunken driving and alcohol-related crashes peaked at 10,265. About 27 […]
Michigan Texting and Driving Injury Lawyers I was reading the newspaper online today and read about another horrible car wreck involving a person who was texting while driving. Although the investigation is still pending, it appears a woman driving a mini-van travelling on M55 in Iosco County collided with the rear of a farm combine. […]
5 Michigan Accidents Caused by Common Driver Errors Motor vehicle crashes that cause tragedy and hardship for the families of those killed and painful, lifelong injuries for survivors create havoc on Michigan’s city streets and highways each day. In 2017, traffic crash data provided by Michigan State Police (MSP) tallied 1,028 motor vehicle fatalities and […]
Michigan’s Snowy Roads Serve as Platform for Self-Driving Car Test With snow expected to hit many parts of Michigan in the coming weeks – Waymo, formerly known as the producer behind the Google self-driving car project, has committed to send its self-driving technology to Michigan roads this year. The vehicles will test how the mix […]
Michigan Drivers Prepare for Upswing in Dangerous Deer and Vehicle Crashes Michigan State Police are preparing for the peak of deer-vehicle collision (DVC) season. With over two million deer across the state, vehicle-deer crashes are a year-round problem but the upcoming month of November brings especially high odds for all types of motorists to hit […]
Distracted Driver Causes Fatal Four-Vehicle Crash on U.S. 23 A Michigan State University associate coach was recently taken into custody by Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies after being involved in a fatal four-vehicle crash on U.S. 23. As reported by several local news outlets, 37-year-old Todd Moyer, was driving southbound on U.S. 23 in Summerfield Township […]
How To Prepare Your Teen For Driving Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-to-19-year-olds. With that awful statistic, it is no wonder Michigan has a graduated licensing system to help young drivers learn to identify high risk driving situations and provide enough training and time to learn how to become a […]
