Automobile Accidents

• 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...