Complete Michigan accident reports and news.
Michigan - Land of the Great Lakes, endless freshwater coastline, and economic opportunity
Michigan is located in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States. Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area. Its capital is Lansing, and the largest city is Detroit. Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas, The Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula which are connected by the Mackinac Bridge. The state is bound by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. As a result, it is one of the leading U.S. states for recreational boating. Michigan also has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. There are more than 1,300 public boating access sites and 80 harbors and marinas throughout the State of Michigan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources website gives you the ability to locate and map boating access sites, harbors, and marinas. Though Michigan has come to develop a diverse economy, it is widely known as the center of the U.S. automotive industry, being home to the country's three major automobile companies headquartered within the Detroit metropolitan area.
Michigan's climate can contribute to accidents in the region
The Great Lakes cool the hot winds of summer and warm the cold winds of winter, giving Michigan a more moderate and somewhat moister climate than some other states in the region. Although the Upper Peninsula is cooler, the temperature ranges in Michigan’s far northern and far southern cities do not differ wildly. In the far north January high temperatures are usually in the low 20s F, while low temperatures hover near 5 °F; in July temperatures rise into the mid-70s F and go into the low 50s F daily.
Major roadways in Michigan
Interstate 69 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that will eventually run from the Mexican border in Texas to the Canadian border at Port Huron, Michigan. Interstate 75 (I-75) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to Sault Ste. Marie in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Interstate 94 (I-94) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Billings, Montana, to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Interstate 96 (I-96) is an Interstate Highway that runs for approximately 192 miles (309 km) entirely within the state of Michigan.
In Accident Data Center, find recent Michigan accidents here:
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City accidents;
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids accidents;
Traverse City-Cadillac accidents.
When someone is injured in an accident in Michigan, 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.
What to do after a serious injury accident in Michigan
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in Michigan, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a Michigan personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
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Legal and Other Resources and Information
Michigan DOT-Department of Transportation
MSP-Michigan State Police
Michigan 511 - Road conditions
Michigan Courts
American Bar Association - Pro Bono Michigan
University of Michigan Pro Bono Program
Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Michigan Law - University of Michigan
State Bar of Michigan
Most recent accident reports
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a rollover crash that resulted in a 71-year-old man being hospitalized in Montcalm County. The man had been driving erratically on M-57 and approaching Greenville, witnesses called to tell police around 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Detroit, MI
The truck crashed after it turned into head-on traffic while trying to evade police. However, police were stunned when one of the women — who they noticed appeared to be pregnant — suddenly went into labor.
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI
Detroit, MI
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
A man is in jail and a teenager is in a hospital following a chain-reaction crash in Ionia County. It happened around 4:18 p.m. Wednesday in front of the Admiral gas station near M-66 and E. Tuttle Road south of Ionia.
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
Two people were injured after a head-on collision in Alto Sunday morning. The crash happened at around 12:30 a.m. on 100th Street SE, near Whitneyville Avenue. Police said the driver lost control of his pick-up truck, ran off the road and struck a tree.
Detroit, MI
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
Two people were taken to the hospital after a Wyoming crash. The crash happened around 12:45 Saturday afternoon on Gezon Parkway, east of Byron Center Ave. Emergency crews at the scene stated that a van and car crashed.
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
A pedestrian was hit by a car and killed on snowy roads Saturday night. It happened just after 11 p.m. on M-37 near Butler Road in Baltimore Township in Barry County, according to Michigan State Police. The victim has been identified as Timothy Charles Nixon, 50, of Hastings.
Detroit, MI
Westbound I-96 near Telegraph in Redford has reopened after being shut down due to icy road conditions. Traffic was backed up for miles in the area. A number of accidents have been reported across metro Detroit because of the slick roads.