Michigan Vehicle Accidents News & Facts | Scott Goodwin Law

Dog holding a leash in its mouth.

Very often, dog owners like to take their pets out and about in the car with them. Sometimes they just head to the neighborhood dog park to play or to visit the vet’s office, but many dog owners like to hit the road with their pets for road trips so that they can have even

Two car tires stacked.

Getting a flat tire is something that will inevitably happen to just about every driver at some point. It can easily happen to anyone, regardless if they drive a minimal amount or drive many miles a day or whether they spend a lot of time on the freeway or mostly stick to side streets. But

Teenage girl driving car.

Once a teen graduates from high school, they have a whole new world of opportunities in front of them. It’s time to take those first steps toward living like an adult and for many people, that means going off to college where they’ll start working toward a career and live away from their parents for

Mechanic takes notes while another person works under a car hood.

When people bring their cars in for repairs, they do so feeling like the mechanic’s shop is one of the safest places it could be. After all, the people who work there know cars inside and out and are supposed to be experts at taking good care of them, right? The last thing anyone expects

A teen girl sits in the driver seat of a car holding the car keys in her hand.

Once a teen has spent their summer vacation earning their Level 2 or Level 3 driver’s license and has maybe just gotten their first car, what’s one place they’re bound to spend a lot of time driving to? School. With back-to-school season just around the corner, they may be looking forward to starting the school

Man delivering three boxes of pizza.

Pizza delivery services — and delivery of other types of food — are in high demand. Between lingering pandemic-related concerns about dining in at crowded restaurants and the general convenience of having food delivered, there’s certainly plenty of work available for delivery drivers. And with so many restaurants hiring right now, it can seem like

A group of teen girls in a car during a road trip.

For many teens in the state of Michigan, one exciting thing to look forward to is taking steps toward becoming a licensed driver. With school out for the summer, teens have more time to attend driver’s education classes and to work on completing all those hours of supervised driving required by Michigan’s graduated licensing system.

Boat Towing Safety Tips

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Truck towing a boat.

When you own a boat, there’s inevitably going to be a time when it needs to be moved from one location to another. Maybe it’s been in storage for the winter and it’s time to get back on the water, or you just want to take your boat out on different lakes around the state.

A semi truck is illegally parked on the side of the road.

At first, many people might think that truck accidents would be handled similarly to standard car accidents. But the reality is that the two types of accidents can be extremely different. For example, in most cases, if a driver of a car crashes into a parked car, liability fully falls on the person driving the

Mother buckling child into car seat

For many people, when they need to purchase something, the first place they’ll look is an ecommerce store like Amazon or the online store of a popular retailer like Target or Walmart rather than taking a trip to a brick-and-mortar store. This is true whether they need new clothes or a car seat for their

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