Extreme accident events in Michigan this past week

Michigan Family Blames Takata Air Bag for Mother’s Recent Death

In January of this year, Takata agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and to pay $1 billion in criminal penalties for their conduct in the sales of defective air bag inflators. The fallout from this debacle is far from over, however.

http://newyork.legalexaminer.com/automobile-accidents/michigan-family-blames-takata-air-bag-for-mothers-recent-death/

Doctor who stopped to help teenagers in car accident dies

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit doctor who stopped to help passengers in an overturned car and was struck by a vehicle has died.
Forty-seven-year-old Cynthia Ray succumbed to her injuries Wednesday after she was hit on Sunday, the Detroit Free Press reported.

Two killed after car crashes into fallen tree on M-66

EAST LEROY, MI (WTVB) – Two people were killed early Friday morning after three vehicles crashed into a tree that fell across both lanes of M-66 south of Battle Creek.

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Post at Marshall were dispatched to a single vehicle personal injury accident at about 3:45 a.m. The driver of the vehicle had struck the fallen tree and had suffered minor injuries.

http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2017/mar/31/two-killed-after-car-crashes-into-fallen-tree/

Adults And Teens Hospitalized In Friday Crashes

Adults And Teens Hospitalized In Friday Crashes
Two personal injury accidents within a short amount of time kept deputies with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office busy Friday.

Multiple accidents were reported across the county throughout the day and early evening.

http://whmi.com/news/article/28152

With worker injuries on the rise, MDOT focuses on work zone safety

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Over six years ago, Bob Kamps had no idea that going to work one night would almost kill him.

On Feb. 8, 2011, the Michigan Department of Transportation maintenance worker, was doing nighttime road patching when he and his coworker, Mark Hanus, were both struck by a car.

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/04/work_zone_awareness_week_kicks.html

Worker dies after trapped under steel fixture at Lapeer plant

LAPEER, MI — A 47-year-old man died Friday, April 7 after he became trapped underneath a steel fixture inside a Lapeer plant.

Lapeer police and fire were called out shortly after 11 a.m. April 7 to Lapeer Industries Inc., 3140 John Conley Drive, for an entrapment of a worker and found the man seriously injured.

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2017/04/worker_dies_after_trapped_unde.html

1 Dead, 14 Others Hospitalized In Carbon Monoxide Pool Leak In Michigan Hotel

The police department identified the dead as 13-year-old Bryan Douglas Watts. Eight other children, on the other hand, were transported to South Bend, Indiana’s Memorial Hospital, with three already released by Saturday evening and the remaining ones reported to be fine by Sunday noon. The five kids found unconscious alongside the pool range from 12 to 14 in age, police added.

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/203837/20170403/1-dead-14-others-hospitalized-in-carbon-monoxide-pool-leak-in-michigan-hotel.htm

MSP to crack down on distracted drivers this week

(4/04/2017) – April is national Distracted Driving Awareness Month so there will be extra patrols on the roads Thursday through Monday looking to ticket drivers who don’t have their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road.

“They were texting and talking at the same time I could tell because she had her eyes down I thought please don’t hit me,” Gloria Hamilton of Flint Township said.

http://www.abc12.com/content/news/MSP-to-crackdown-on-distracted-drivers-this-week-418304663.html

5-Year-Old Michigan Boy Dies After Being Backed Over by SUV

A 5-year-old boy was killed in Michigan over the weekend while playing in his own front yard.

A child was killed over the weekend while playing in his own front yard. (Credit: WNEM)
It happened just after 6 p.m. Friday at a home in the 19000 block of South Chapin Road in Saginaw County’s Chapin Township, reported Flint-area television station WNEM.

Plant worker dies after being trapped under fixture

Lapeer — Officials say a 47-year-old man is dead after becoming trapped underneath a steel fixture inside a Lapeer plant.

The Flint Journal reports that police and fire officials were called shortly after 11 a.m. Friday to Lapeer Industries for the trapped worker.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/04/08/plant-worker-death/100218164/