Traverse City-Cadillac, MI - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.

Traverse City - The number two small town travel destination in the United States

Located in the greatern Northern Michigan region, Traverse City is also known for being the largest producer of tart cherries in the U.S. 

The major roadways in the Traverse City and Cadillac area include:

U.S. Route 131(link is external) which extends north-south through the entire state of Michigan; Michigan Highway 37(link is external) which extends north-south from Kalamazoo to Traversy City. To get up-to-date road information, go to the Michigan Department of Transportation(link is external) site. And to find out current weather conditions in Traverse City, go to Accuweather.com(link is external). For Cadillac, Michigan weather conditions, go here(link is external).

Links to recent accidents in the Traverse City and Cadillac area of Northern Michigan

If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Traverse City or Cadillac, go to the link above for the accident type you are seeking. 

If you know someone who has been injured in a Cadillac or Traverse City accident, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:

Munson Healthcare(link is external) in Cadillac Munson Community Health(link is external) in Traverse City

Traverse City and Cadillac grief support information for accident victims

When a loved one is killed in a motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on Traverse City grief support organizations(link is external).

When someone is injured in an accident in Traverse City or Cadillac, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

Legal information for accident victims in Traverse City or Cadillac

After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Traverse City or Cadillac, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?

Where to find legal assistance after a Traverse City or Cadillac injury accident

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a Traverse City or Cadillac injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a wrongful death attorney will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a Traverse City and Cadillac personal injury attorney can do to help.

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Most recent accident reports

Joan Cavanaugh, 81, of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, was killed in a car collision in Northern Michigan on M-72 in Whitewater Township about 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 10.
Date: 
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Roadway: 
M-72
Two people died in a fatal accident Tuesday. Wendy King, 47, and her father, Michael Inscho, 71, both of Merritt, died after the crash on Newman Road in Enterprise Township. King died at the scene and Inscho was transported to Munson Medical Center i
Date: 
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Roadway: 
Newman Road
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on
Two men died this morning after a single-engine plane they were flying in crashed shortly after takeoff from Boyne City Airport, bound for Oakland/Troy Airport.
Date: 
Sunday, January 5, 2014
81-year-old Harold Short of Farwell died in a two-vehicle crash in Clare County's Surrey Township. Authorities say Short was a passenger in a vehicle that was hit head-on by another vehicle that crossed the center line.
Date: 
Monday, December 9, 2013
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on
36-year-old Joseph Abram Canavan of Traverse City was driving when his pickup collided with a heavy-equipment truck in Grand Traverse County's Acme Township. The crash ejected Canavan and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Date: 
Monday, December 9, 2013
Roadway: 
Unknown
Hendershot was a passenger in a 2005 Nissan that ran a stop sign while heading south on Schomberg Road. It collided with a pickup truck that was traveling east. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept.
Date: 
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Roadway: 
Schomberg Road
Type: Car Accident
Authorities say weather likely is to blame for a fatal snowmobile crash in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula.
Date: 
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Authorities say a man has died following a weekend snowmobile crash in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula.
Date: 
Friday, January 17, 2014
An 18-year-old Oakland University freshman from Macomb County died in a snowmobile crash this weekend. Eric Pauli died Sunday in Higgins Lake, according to his uncle, Tom Schaffer of Shelby Township.
Authorities say one snowmobiler was killed and another seriously hurt in a crash in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Date: 
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Roadway: 
Unknown
A 54-year-old Cheboygan County woman allegedly was driving drunk for a third time when she sideswiped a school bus Wednesday, then left the scene, police said. The woman, of Wolverine, was to be arraigned Thursday, April 17, in Cheboygan County Distr
According to the sheriff's office, the longboarder was not wearing a helmet and was injured, while the moped driver was not injured.
A female snomobiler was seriously injured in a Friday morning accident in Alger County, Michigan. The accident occured shortly before 11:00 AM, when the Alger County Sheriff’s Office received a report of the accident.
Date: 
Friday, February 6, 2015
Roadway: 
Trail 8