Weekly Update: Accidents, Injuries and Wrongful Death, Flint and Saginaw
Man in critical condition after being hit by car, trapped underneath in Flint
FLINT, MI — A man is in critical condition after he was hit by a car near the intersection of Saginaw Street and East Bundy Avenue.
Flint police said the man was walking in the street just before midnight on Wednesday, April 30, when the driver hit him as he was heading northbound on Saginaw Street. The man first hit the windshield, rolled off and became trapped under the car.
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/05/man_in_critical_condition_afte_32.html
22-year-old man in serious condition after motorcycle crash in Flint
FLINT, MI — Police say a 22-year-old man was listed in serious condition when he crashed his motorcycle after running a red light around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30.
Brandon O’Bryan, of Flint, was riding a motorcycle northbound on Grand Traverse Avenue at a high rate of speed when he ran the stop light at the intersection of Fifth Avenue, according to police.
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/05/22-year-old_man_in_serious_con.html
Man identified in Wednesday night critical pedestrian accident on Flint’s north side
FLINT, MI — Flint police have identified a man left in critical condition after he was hit by a car near the intersection of Saginaw Street and East Bundy Avenue.
According to a news release, Roosevelt Morten remains in critical condition at Hurley Hospital. Police said Morten was walking in the northbound curb lane of North Saginaw Street near East Bundy Avenue just before midnight on Wednesday, April 30, when he was hit by a 2002 Chevrolet Impala that was heading northbound in the same lane.
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/05/man_identified_in_critical_ped.html
W. Mich. man remains hospitalized after ‘cold water challenge’ injury
STURGIS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A West Michigan man remains in the hospital after taking part in a dangerous Internet game that left him paralyzed, but we’re told his condition is improving. Last week, Newschannel 3 spoke with a family friend who pulled 32-year-old Tommy Smith from Grey Lake after he attempted the Cold Water Challenge. http://wwmt.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wwmt_w-mich-man-remains-hospitalized-after-cold-water-challenge-injury-20453.shtml
Michigan teen sustains head injury in tubing accident in Orange Beach
ORANGE BEACH, Alabama — A 12-year-old Michigan girl is recovering from a head injury she sustained Wednesday after hitting a channel marker while tubing on one of the city’s back bays.
According to Alabama Marine Police Sgt. Jody Kelley, a local man was operating a pontoon boat and pulling three young girls on an inner tube about 3:10 p.m. in Bay La Launch, near Barber’s Marina, when the accident happened.
http://blog.al.com/live/2014/04/michigan_teen_sustains_head_in.html
House Democrats, to avoid capping coverage for auto injuries, propose ways to cut insurance rates
LANSING — House Democrats say Michiganders could save money on their auto insurance without capping personal injury benefits by targeting other areas of state insurance law. Democratic state representatives on Thursday announced a 14-bill package that aims to boost consumer protection, change the way insurers set rates and open the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to more public scrutiny. http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/05/michigan_auto_insurance_house.html
Driver Killed In Fiery I-75 Crash
Police are trying to determine why a truck driver suddenly veered on I-75 and slammed into the E. Dunbar Rd. overpass Wednesday morning, leading to a fiery crash and filling Monroe’s streets with wayward motorists. #Michigan State Police First Lt. Tony Cuevas of the Monroe post said the victim’s cell phone has been found and will be analyzed to see if it was being used at the time of the crash that closed northbound I-75 for about seven hours. http://www.monroenews.com/news/2014/apr/30/accident-closes-75-laplaisance/
SUV struck by train in Flint overnight
FLINT — According to a report from The Flint Journal, an SUV turned onto some train tracks early this morning, and was struck by a train. The SUV was travelling near 12th Street and Van Slyke Road at around one this morning. The driver accidentally turned onto train tracks and was struck by a train. http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1038898