After being in a car accident, one of the first things people are concerned with is getting medical attention for any physical injuries they received in the accident. Getting your physical injuries taken care of should, indeed, be your top priority, people all too often overlook taking care of the psychological trauma that can come

30,000 people die on the highway every year in the United States and 1 out of 7 of those deaths involve an accident with a large commercial truck. You might think that an accident involving a large truck would be a lot like a regular car accident, but they’re actually quite different. If you have

In the state of Michigan, all drivers are required to carry no-fault car insurance. Michigan isn’t the only state with a no-fault law, but Michigan’s no-fault law is unique.  In fact, Michigan has often been called the only truly no-fault state in the country. All Michigan drivers are required to carry auto insurance that covers

5-year-old Anna Schwalb of Superior Township has died after being hit by a car on September 26th. Schwalb had been in Ann Arbor with her family for a Rosh Hashanah celebration that night. The family was trying to cross the Geddes Avenue near Onondaga Street at about 7:45 PM. There is no traffic light or

Yesterday’s severe thunderstorm knocked down trees, power lines, and caused streetlights to malfunction. Goodwin & Scieszka would like to remind all drivers to use the utmost care during their daily commutes. Give yourself ample time to get to work and be on the lookout for fallen tree branches and other debris in the road. DTE

Relocate People The last thing you want to do in the event of an accident is create a more hazardous situation. Move people to the side of the road or a nearby parking lot. If someone is lying on the ground and nonresponsive, then try and direct traffic around that person until the police or

Another horrific Michigan car accident occurred off of I-96 by Coopersville. This is probably the 3rd accident Goodwin & Scieszka has reported on this week. As a result of Heather Luke, 31, driving the wrong way down the expressway, another driver lost his life. While it’s still unknown why she was driving in the wrong

Yesterday afternoon, in Battle Creek, Michigan, a motorcycle and a van were involved in a severe accident. The man driving the motorcycle was airlifted to Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. His injuries are severe. The crash is still under investigation. It has yet to be released whether or not the motorcycle driver was wearing his

It’s a silly question, but what’s a truck accident? The US Department of Transportation defines a truck accident as a vehicle weighing greater than 10,000 pounds colliding with a passenger car, pedestrian or another truck. Did you know that roughly half a million truck accidents occur every year in the United States? Seriously! There are estimates that the

On April 19, 2 men, 63 and 49 years old, were killed in a plane crash in Shiawassee County. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Nearby residents saw the plane’s landing gear come down, which was followed by a loud impact. While little is still known about the cause of