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Two hit and run accidents in Macomb County, Michigan over the weekend were reported by the police. Both involved pedestrians. A 53 year old man was struck and killed on Kelly Road in Fraser. The driver did not stay around to assist the man. A 42 year old man suffered serious injuries and is hospitalized after being struck by a car on Gratiot Road in Clinton Township. That driver also fled. ...

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I read a news story today about a 77 year old woman who was killed last week in a Troy car accident. Apparently, another driver made an illegal left turn out of a parking lot, crashed into her vehicle, and forced her into oncoming traffic. Based upon reports, the other driver was negligent and caused the accident.Under Michigan law, the family of the decedent can file a Michigan Wrongful Death...

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Just a tragic Michigan truck accident the other day on I-94 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Three Detroiters were returning from a trip to Chicago when a relative's car broke down. They used their vehicle to push the disabled car on the highway. While pushing the vehicle slowly in the right hand lane, they were struck by a large semi-truck which caused a huge crash, tragically killing everyone...

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Two sisters were badly injured in a Detroit car accident as they walked to school on the city's northwest side. The girls, ages 14 and 7, were seriously injured and are hospitalized. They were struck by a 63 year old driver in an SUV. Police are still investigating this acccident.The family of the girls can file a Michigan No-Fault Insurance claim to have their medical bills and other...

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I read about a tragic Michigan car accident the other day that resulted in the deaths of two young brothers.Joshua Brian Schrauger, 17, and Timothy Schrauger, 14, were killed Saturday afternoon after their vehicle collided with another vehicle in Riley Township in Clinton County. The boys parents were out of town at the time visiting The two young men were heading eastbound on Price Road,...

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A 19 year old White Lake man died last week in a Michigan motorcycle accident. The biker was driving on Elizabeth Lake Road in Waterford Township when his cycle collided with a Dodge Dakota. Police are still investigating the accident but there was apparently no alcohol involved.The family of the biker can investigate two possible claims related to the accident. First, the family can pursue a...

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A woman suffered serious injuries when her car slammed into a truck in a Bay County, Michigan car-truck accident. She apparently struck the truck as it was turning on U.S. 10. The truck was being driven by a Michigan Department of Transportation worker. Even if the woman is determined to be at fault in the accident, she can still file a claim to have her medical bills, lost wages, and other...

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Police say the sun was a factor in causing a serious Michigan car accident on Thursday that resulted in injuries to four people. The accident happened afte r7:00 a.m. when a 42-year-old Kimball Township woman rear-ended a van, causing her eastbound car into the westbound lane. She then collided head on with a mail delivery truck.Kimball Township and Marysville firefighters used a mechanicial...

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One person was killed and four were injured yesterday in a Detroit car accident. A 23 year old man driving a van apparently suffered a seizure and left the roadway, strking a builidng. No one inside the building was injured and all injured persons were passengers in the van.Everyone in the van can make a claim for Michigan No-Fault Insurance benefits, including the driver that caused the...

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A couple tragically died last Friday night in a Dearbon Michigan car accident. The husband and wife were driving south on Greenfield Road and apparently went through a blinking red light when they were struck by an undercover Dearborn police officer. The officer apparently did not have significant injuries. Police say that alcohol was not a factor in the accident.If police reports are...

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Another tragic story of a young person dying in a Michigan car accident last week. A 16 year old girl was crossing a road near Burley Park in Montcalm Township, Michigan when she was struck by a vehicle. The Fremont High School student sang in the school choir. Her loss was felt immediately by teachers and other students at the high school.The accident happened just after 10:00 p.m at night. ...

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A twenty-year old Gladwin man was in critical condition after an Michigan car accident last Saturday evening. The man, driving a Ford Escort, for some unknown reason crossed the centerline of the road and struck an oncoming vehicle. Pollice do not believe that alcohol is a factor. The driver of the other vehicle and a passenger in the Escort fortunately only had what was described as minor...

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No. The cows did not cause the Livonia Michigan car accident but did cause a traffic backup for over an hour on a stretch on I-275 yesterday. A car rear ended another vehicle which then ran into a truck hauling cattle to the Michigan State Fair. The cattle then wandered into the road causing the closure. Apparently there were no major injuries and the cattle were placed back on the truck and...

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A 20 year old biker died in a Michigan motorcycle accident last week on Marsh Road in Cottrelville Township. He was wearing a helmet and apparently lost control of his motorcycle. Police believe that speed was a factor in the accident. The man underwent surgery after the accident so that his organs could be harvested to awaiting recipients in an organ transplant program.Motorcyclists injured...

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Police chases can be deadly and have tragic results. Many times, a vehicle not involved in the police pursuit is either struck by the fleeing car or by the pursuing police vehicle. Other times, the occupants of the fleeing vehicle sustain serious injuries due to reckless driving the fleeing driver. This is precisely what happened the other day in a Monroe Michigan car crash. A vehicle with...

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