Automobile Accidents

• Fatal Michigan Car Accident

  Larry Buckfire | June 05, 2007 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A terrible Michigan car accident Sunday claimed the life of two people and seriously injured a third person. in Alger County Sunday, Episcopalian bishop James Kelsey died in the accident as did the driver of the truck that he collided with when he crossed the center lane into oncoming traffic. Police believe that severe thunderstorms in the area may have been a factor.Under Michigan law, the...

• Michigan Motorcycle Accident

  Larry Buckfire | June 02, 2007 8:48 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A 7-year-old Niles boy remained in Lakeland Community Hospital, Niles, Friday with injuries suffered in a MIchigan motorcycle accident. The youngster was riding on a motorcycle operated by Timothy Fenton Sr. when the vehicle collided with a pickup truck on Philip Road near Harrah. The police ticketed the driver of the truck for allegedly causing the accident. My firm handles a significant...

• Deadly Michigan Car Accident

  Larry Buckfire | May 30, 2007 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  This Memorial Day Michigan car accident was devastating and the outcome may have been different if the passengers wre wearing their seat belts . The early morning Memorial Day crash that killed two parents and injured their four children occurred on a stretch of road residents have been complaining about for years.Police are still trying to determine if speed or alcohol was a factor in the...

• Multiple Michigan Car Crashes in I-94

  Larry Buckfire | May 29, 2007 7:37 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  As I blogged about yesterday, the holiday weeks are infamous for serious Michigan car accidents. As many as seven people were hurt and traffic on I-94 was slowed after two accidents in the eastbound lanes near 11-Mile Road in Emmett Township early Saturday evening. Officers said a small pick-up entering the eastbound lanes, lost control and spun around on wet pavement and was hit head-on by a...

• Michigan Car Accident Fatality

  Larry Buckfire | May 28, 2007 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Holiday weekends always seem to be a time with a significant number of Michigan car accidents. This is obviously because more people are taking to the roads on holidays, but for some reason people seem to be less cautious. There was a fatal accident near St. Joseph, Michigan on I-94 yesterday. One person was killed, and another was taken to the hospital after a crash.The accident occurred on...

• Fatal Michigan Car Crash-Bridge Falls

  Larry Buckfire | May 26, 2007 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A fatal Michigan truck accident occurred during the afternoon rush hour in I-94 yesterday. An 18-wheeler carrying a bridge section struck an overpass causing steel to fall on the cab of another 18-wheeler and killing the driver. At the scene the bridge section sat on the flatbed trailer that was hauling it. Auto parts littered the freeway. An unknown amount of diesel fuel also drained from the...

• Michigan Car Crash Death

  Larry Buckfire | May 22, 2007 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Police are investigating a weekend Michigan car accident on Mound near Hall Road that claimed the life of a 25-year-old Sterling Heights resident. Police say the victim was trapped in the front passenger seat of a black Pontiac Grand Am after the crash and was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. He later died. The victim's family can file a wrongful death lawsuit against the...

• Child Killed in Detroit Car Accident

  Larry Buckfire | May 20, 2007 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A 3-year-old Detroit girl was struck and killed in a hit-and-run Detroit car accident Saturday while playing with her sister outside their home on Ashton Avenue on the city's west side. The girl was apparently in a parked vehicle, got out, and then darted out into the street when she was struck by a passing vehicle. The driver fled the scene.In my practice, I often see cases in which children...

• Boxer Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Larry Buckfire | May 09, 2007 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Boxer Diego "Chico" Corrales died the other day in a motorcycle accident in Las Vegas. Corrales was a three time boxing champion and won in two different weight classes. Police said Corrales' 2007 Suzuki hit the back of a car Monday evening while trying to pass at high speed on a busy residential street about 7 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip and not far from his home. The 29 year old...

• Michigan Motorcycle Accident Injures Two

  Larry Buckfire | May 08, 2007 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A 48-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man, both from Britton, were injured Monday in a Michigan motorcycle accident. Apparently, a pickup truck hit their motorcycle at the border of Cambridge and Woodstock townships in Lenawee County. Both were taken to the hospital for treatment,The woman remained this morning in the surgical intensive care unit. She was listed in critical condition and the...