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Category: Auto Accident

A truck crash occurred at an intersection with traffic lights, involving a blue car and a white truck. Amidst the chaos, other vehicles navigated around, their drivers possibly sipping coffee and rubbernecking at the scene.

1.30.2022

How Does Drinking Coffee Affect Truck Crashes? What You Want To Know

Michigan has many truck accidents due to being the location of the largest international land border crossing in the United States and Canada. According to the FHWA report Michigan’s Ambassador Bridge has four lanes that connect Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, making it the single busiest international land border crossing into North America. Trucking freight traffic coming into the […]

A close-up of a car insurance claim form reveals sections for personal information, including forename and other names, with a pen atop. This form is essential when you deal with an insurance adjuster after an auto accident.

1.30.2022

How to deal with insurance company adjuster after auto accident

Given there are over 9 million cars registered in Michigan, car accidents can happen to anyone, and often leave people unsure about how to make a claim and who you trust in making a claim with the insurance company. Not sure if dealing with insurance company’s adjuster is right thing to do. Most people making […]

A black car and a white car are involved in a rear-end collision on the road, with minor damage visible to both vehicles. The incident raises questions about driving responsibility and which driver might be at fault.

1.29.2022

Are You at Fault if Someone Drives Out in Front of You in Michigan?

Short answer: Not necessarily. While Michigan’s assured clear distance rule (MCL 257.627) requires drivers to maintain enough space to stop safely, the driver who pulled out in front of you is often at fault—or shares significant fault—for entering your lane without adequate clearance. Liability depends on the specific facts: speed, signaling, right of way, road […]

A man crouches to photograph the car at a crash scene, while a woman with a purse looks on. Cars with protective covers are in the background.

1.28.2022

7 Tips for Taking Accident Injury and Crash Scene Photos

Michigan roads see their fair share of accidents. More than 244,000 total accidents of which 44,417 people suffered injuries and another 1,010 lost their lives in crashes according to the most recent annual crash statistics compiled by the State of Michigan. More than 19,000 of the accidents took place in the tri-county area. That’s why you should […]

A woman stands beside an open car door, assessing a smoking vehicle on the road after what seems like one of those all-too-frequent Michigan car accidents.

1.28.2022

Can you sue for pre-existing condition or injuries in Michigan Car Accidents?

If you suffer injuries as the result of a Michigan car accident, you may be able to file a personal injury claim in order to get compensation for those injuries. If you have lost income from wages, getting medical bills, or may have lost the ability to perform the job or occupation at the time […]

In a dramatic head-on accident, two cars lie damaged on the road, debris strewn across the scene. A person in a reflective vest appears in the background, perhaps gathering details for those who need to know what happened.

1.27.2022

Head-On Accident? What Answers You Need To Know

A head-on collision is a traffic collision where the front ends of two motor vehicles such as cars, trucks, motorcycles, or a combination of them hit each other when travelling in opposite directions, as opposed to a side impact collision, T-bone or rear-end collision. How Do Head-on Collision Accidents Happen? It’s mind-blowing to think that someone would allow their vehicle to crash […]

Red traffic lights stand out vividly against the blue sky, highlighting the importance of intersection safety.

1.27.2022

Red Traffic Light Intersection Accidents. What You Need To Know.

All too often, red light violators don’t realize that even low speed side impact crashes can be deadly because of the relatively little protection alongside of a vehicle, in which are large amount of force can be transferred directly to the victim. NTHS reports that approximately one–third of all intersection fatalities occur at signalized intersections. […]

Red octagonal stop sign with a white border and the word "STOP" in bold white letters. In the event of a stop sign accident, determining liability often hinges on whether any driver failed to observe this unmistakable signal.

1.26.2022

Stop Sign Accident Liability: What you need to know about who’s at fault

Michigan stop sign accidents are more common than you think. In fact, the Federal Highway Administration reports that about half of all vehicles related injury accidents occur at intersections, including intersections controlled by stop signs. Here is a useful video about intersection safety: While determining who is at fault in a stop sign accident may seem easy, […]

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