Update: Injuries, Wrongful Death and Accidents
Maps: The states with the most and fewest traffic deaths
For the past 40 years, fatalities from car accidents in the US have declined steadily. But this decline hasn’t been uniform. Michael Sivak, a transportation researcher at the University of Michigan, recently analyzed the data on fatalities, population, and passenger miles traveled, and found there’s a huge variation in rates of traffic deaths on a per mile basis.
Here are his findings: the states where you’re most and least likely to die in a car accident. http://www.vox.com/2014/7/14/5897823/traffic-deaths-accidents-state-map
Local mother, son killed in accident in Burtchville Township
(WXYZ) – The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office says a mother and son were killed in a highway crash in Burtchville Township, Michigan on Thursday afternoon. We’re told the family was from Wixom and they were on their way to Lakeport State Park to go camping when the accident happened. http://www.wxyz.com/news/local-mother-son-killed-in-accident-in-lakeport
Wixom mother and son killed in St. Clair County tanker crash
Friends and family are mourning a Wixom mother and son killed in a car accident Thursday afternoon. Authorities said 15-year-old Jerrod Smith, a Walled Lake Western student, and his mother died while driving to a camping trip, crashing into a tanker truck hauling milk in St. Clair County. http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20140718/wixom-mother-and-son-killed-in-st-clair-county-tanker-crash
Crash hot spots: What intersections had the highest number of crashes in 2013?
JACKSON, MI – The dreaded intersection at N. Brown St. and W. Michigan Ave. again tops the intersections in Jackson with the most number of crashes reported in 2013, the latest numbers available. Last year, 31 crashes were reported at this intersection, according to Michigan Auto Law. This is six more than in 2012. http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/07/crash_hot_spots_what_intersect.html
Police chases under fire in Genesee County after two fatal crashes
FLINT, MI –In a city where violent crime has ranked among the worst in the nation, state police troopers have come under heavy criticism from community members who question why police are chasing drivers who refuse to stop for minor traffic violations. In the just the past month, such chases have left two mothers dead and stirred outrage from those who say lives are being put at needless risk. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/07/role_of_police_chases_question.html
One child killed, one hurt in golf cart crash
GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM) — Kent County Sheriff’s Department has identified the 10-year-old girl who died in the golf cart crash on the 1000th block of East Paris Ave. SE. Friday afternoon. Brookelyn Elias died, and her six-year-old brother, Carter Elias’ injures, have been downgraded to non-life threatening. http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/2014/07/18/golf-cart-pins-kids/12849121/
16 year old girl killed in northern Mich. tubing accident
Authorities say a 16-year-old Virginia girl was killed in a tubing accident on a northern Michigan lake. PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP (AP) — The Iosco County sheriff’s department says the accident happened Friday on Jose Lake. It’s in Plainfield Township. The sheriff’s department said Monday that it isn’t releasing the girl’s identity. http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1076031
Fatal Mistake: What Everyone Should Know About Hot-Car Deaths
The intense attention focused on the death of a 10-month-old girl who was left in a hot car this week in Wichita, Kansas, masks a sobering reality: Such incidents are depressingly commonplace. But experts also say they can be avoided if parents heed a handful of simple lessons. http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hot-cars-and-kids/fatal-mistake-what-everyone-should-know-about-hot-car-deaths-n158016
MSU’s commitment to bike safety pays off
At 5,200 acres, the campus of Michigan State University is one of largest in the country. So it comes as no surprise that biking is one of the most-popular modes of transportation among students. But with more than 40,000 students walking and biking the campus there are bound to be some collisions. Yet, East Lansing has the lowest crash rate compared with other high student population cities, according to a recent study conducted by Western Michigan University. The study put Grand Rapids, Flint, Ann Arbor and East Lansing under the microscope to determine just how safe is it to bike around these communities. See more at: http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2014/msus-commitment-to-bike-safety-pays-off/#sthash.vYYZAPti.dpuf
Child injured in ATV crash, airlifted to hospital
SAGINAW, MI — Police and firefighters responded to at least two serious crashes over the weekend in Saginaw County and nearby. www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/08/weekend_roundup_child_injured.html