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I read a tragic story about a 79 year old Florida , James Weekely, who was killed in Dundee, Michigan when his car struck a tractor-trailer that had stopped suddenly for a downed electrical line. His wife, Hazel Weekley, who was also in the car, suffered significant injuries and is in critical care at a hospital in Toledo.

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A tragic story about two Illinois men who were killed near Albion on I-94 yesterday appeared in the Detroit News today. Apparently, their car ran out of gas and they were trying to put gas in the...

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Summer is now here and swimming pools are a favorite choice to escape the hot and steamy weather. While this provides for great fun and exercise, the safety aspect of swimming is a great concern.

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A tragic Detroit, Michigan car accident claimed the life of a 5 month old boy last week. He was a passenger in a car that was involved in a two car accident. Apparently, he was ejected from the...

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The holiday season started off with tragic news for the boating community on Saturday night.  Three passengers of a speed boat, including the driver, were killed and two others suffered serious injuries when their boat struck dock in Lake St. Clair's Belvidere Bay.  Police officials are still investigating the reasons that the boat, The Rum Runner, struck the dock.

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Syntel employees from India killed in tragic min-van crash on trip to Niagra Falls.

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A Michigan truck driver travelling in Arkansas was involved in a truck accident that resulted in the death of two people. From reported accounts, the truck driver was not at fault. Rather, the other vehicle in the crash crossed the median and struck the tractor-trailer, killing the two occupants. If this is in fact true, the truck driver and the trucking company would not be liable for the...

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A federal lawsuit filed by the family of an Ypsilanti Township man recently settled for $4 million. The suit was filed against the Washtenaw County Sherrif's Department for the arrest of a 45 year old man who died of asphyxiation and respiratory restriction after a traffic stop. The claims were made under the MIchigan Wrongful Death Act.Without the efforts of the man's children and relatives,...

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A Detroit lawyer died in a Detroit apartment fire yesterday. The 47 year old attorney was found by firefighters at the Forest Arms Apartment complex while trying to put out the huge blaze that swept through the building. Two other residents were injured and about 100 others were left homeless. The fire department is still investigating the cause of the fire, which took three hours to contain....

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A City of Detroit bus driver was charged criminally after she hit two woman the other day. Audrey Locke, 27 years old, was killed and her mother suffered serious injuries. The accident occurred at the intersection of Lahser Road and Grand River in Detroit. The family has hired an attorney to puruse a Michigan Wrongful Death Case and a case for the serious injuries suffered by the accident...

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A terrible tragedy yesterday at a Chicago child day care center took the life of a 22 month old toddler. The child was dropped off by his mother at day care by his mother while she went to work. A few hours later, a fire broke out and the toddler did not survive. Apparently, five other children escaped serious injury. He apparently died of smoke inhalation.The family is mourning the death...

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"Great Lakes officials believe the blast destroyed as much as 400 feet of pipe. Flames late Saturday afternoon could be seen shooting from pipes at the island, as the excess gas burned off."A gas explosion at the U.S. Steel Great Lakes Work Plant in Zug Island, Michigan yesterday killed one worker and injured four others. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the explosion,...

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"Everything happened so fast," she said. "The whole house went up."A tragic house fire in Detroit, Michigan took the life of a 13 year old girl the other. The girl attended a special school for autism and had trouble communicating. Apparently, the furnace in the home was in disrepair and not working. Because the family could not afford to have it fixed, they used two furnaces to heat the...

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The family of the Eastern MIchigan University student who was killed in her dormitory has agreed to settle their wrongful death lawsuit for $2.5 million. This tragegy was first reported about one year ago when her body was discovered in her dorm room. Police later arrested a fellow student and charged him rape and murder.Initially, the university informed the parents that their daughter had...

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