https://www.wcmu.org/tags/auto-accidents Auto Accidents en-US Copyright Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:45:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-17/after-a-year-no-charges-filed-in-fatal-ford-bronco-test-vehicle-crash A father of four and construction worker from Mount Pleasant was fatally hit after the car veered into a construction zone. It's still not clear what caused the accident. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:45:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-17/after-a-year-no-charges-filed-in-fatal-ford-bronco-test-vehicle-crash Alvin (AJ) Jones https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/michigan-state-police-warn-of-profound-increases-in-certain-crashes Data from the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center shows that in 2024 bicycle crashes and deaths rose 20 and 21 percent, while work-zone fatalities also climbed 17 percent. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:38:27 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/michigan-state-police-warn-of-profound-increases-in-certain-crashes Maxwell Howard https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-03-07/midland-high-senior-saves-man-from-burning-car Wilson Shinske had trained in CPR with the Midland Co-op, which helped prepare him for the emergency situation. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:21:17 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-03-07/midland-high-senior-saves-man-from-burning-car Jill Harrington https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-10-17/semi-kills-man-starts-huge-fire-at-lanse-gas-station L'ANSE, MI— A Baraga man was killed when a semi hit pumps at a L’Anse gas station Thursday night. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:16:48 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-10-17/semi-kills-man-starts-huge-fire-at-lanse-gas-station Nicole Walton https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-06-07/court-hears-challenge-to-key-aspect-of-michigan-auto-no-fault-law The Michigan Court of Appeals heard arguments today in a class action lawsuit over the state's auto no-fault law. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 22:52:16 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-06-07/court-hears-challenge-to-key-aspect-of-michigan-auto-no-fault-law Tracy Samilton https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-18/survivors-express-despair-after-house-speaker-wentworth-indicates-no-bills-to-fix-auto-no-fault-law-will-be-taken-up Auto accident survivors hoping for a fix to Michigan's auto no-fault law were dealt a devastating blow on Wednesday. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:59:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-18/survivors-express-despair-after-house-speaker-wentworth-indicates-no-bills-to-fix-auto-no-fault-law-will-be-taken-up Tracy Samilton https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-24/safety-group-to-rate-cars-with-partial-autonomous-features-for-first-time Vehicles with partial automation -- like Teslas -- will be rated for the first time by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety starting later this year. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:09:38 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-24/safety-group-to-rate-cars-with-partial-autonomous-features-for-first-time Tracy Samilton https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-19/quadriplegic-woman-taken-to-hospital-after-losing-care-due-to-auto-no-fault-law The tragic consequences of Michigan’s new auto no fault law continue to mount. Republican leaders in the state legislature promised to fix known problems with the law after it was passed. But they haven’t. More than 18 thousand catastrophically injured Michiganders are losing necessary medical care as a result.On Sunday, Kelley Miller, a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic, lost her home care. Tracy Samilton was there when paramedics removed Miller from her home of ten years. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:31:48 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-19/quadriplegic-woman-taken-to-hospital-after-losing-care-due-to-auto-no-fault-law Tracy Samilton https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-12/auto-accident-survivors-rally-at-capitol Survivors of catastrophic car accidents and their advocates crowded the halls of the state Capitol on Wednesday. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 23:36:12 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-12/auto-accident-survivors-rally-at-capitol Tracy Samilton https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-06-09/catastrophic-auto-accident-victims-families-and-friends-rally-in-lansing-on-wednesday People severely injured in auto accidents, their families and friends rallied in Lansing on Wednesday.They're protesting what they call a mistake in the… Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:36:22 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-06-09/catastrophic-auto-accident-victims-families-and-friends-rally-in-lansing-on-wednesday Tracy Samilton