Automobile Accidents

• Nearly 100 children killed in "backing-up" accidents in 2007

  Timothy Smith | January 28, 2009 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] recently released data in a study evaluating backover deaths and some other types of non-traffic deaths and injuries. The NHTSA reported...

• Another Great Reason to Carry Uninsured Motorist Coverage

  Timothy Smith | December 29, 2008 10:18 AM | 1 CommentGrand Rapids, MI

  In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, it was reported that more drivers are letting their auto insurance lapse as the national economy continues to falter. With lay-offs reported weekly...

• Handling Auto Insurance Claims

  Timothy Smith | December 26, 2008 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  Michigan has aNo-Fault Auto Insurance system. Essentially, this means that if someone runs a stop sign and hit’s you, nobody is at fault. Your auto insurance covers the damage to your car,...

• The Dangers of Winter Driving

  Timothy Smith | December 22, 2008 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  Michigan has been hit hard by old man winter this year. The snow started the opening day of deer season and hasn't quit since. Just yesterday, there was a 30 vehicle auto accident along a six mile...

• Auto Insurance Protection

  Tim Smith | December 19, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  Most people assume when they ask their agent for "full coverage" that they are receiving the best protection they can get for their money. Unfortunately, "full coverage" means different things to different insurance companies.The bodily injury coverage on your policy is what your insurance company pays to someone else if you cause an accident. But what if you aren't at fault? What if a drunk...

• Car Crash Plaintiff Victimized Twice

  Tim Smith | November 20, 2007 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  In 2005, Cynthia Jones was a pedestrian crossing the street. She was run over by a driver that wasn't paying attention. The impact snapped her leg in half. The surgeon had to cut her leg open and use plates and screws to piece her leg back together. She was in the hospital for 4 days following the surgery and required in-home health aides once she was discharged home. Early on, whenever she...

• 8.5M verdict against drunk auto driver(2)

  Tim Smith | October 23, 2007 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  An Arizona Jury awarded 8.5 Million dollars to a family of a young girl that was hit and killed by a drunk driver. The defendants included not only the drunk driver, but the Pima County road authority. The jury found that the county road authority failed to have adequate sight distances and were negligent in the lighting of the roadway.The Arizona daily Star reports, The Moody family's lawyer,...

• Man Killed in Salem Township Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | October 12, 2007 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  A blackened field that was the site of a gas explosion has become a local attraction and it is also now the scene of a car accident. The driver in one car was killed and his wife was hurt when they drove to the area to look at the scene. The car accident happened on Wednesday morning. their car made a U-turn on 142nd into the path of a pickup and was broadsided, Allegan County sheriff's...