Gursten tells WXYZ texting & driving pedestrian deaths up 11%
May 17, 2017
There have been nearly 200 pedestrian deaths alone in Michigan. For something so preventable, these texting and driving statistics are inexcusable
Jeff Feldman and another Michigan Auto Law attorney secure a $2 million accident settlement in Bay County
December 5, 2016
Jeff and another Michigan Auto Law attorney help secure a future for their client, who was rear-ended by a speeding driver and sustained a traumatic brain injury From time to time, I write about recent trial verdicts and injury settlements that our attorneys secure for our clients, just as I did last week regarding Kevin […]
Distracted driving cost this insurance a company a $1 million settlement
November 30, 2016
Michigan Auto Law attorney Kevin Seiferheld recovers a $1 million settlement on behalf of clients hit head-on in a car accident by a distracted driver As distracted driving has become ever more pervasive and dangerous on our roads today, lawyers are looking harder at terrible car and truck accidents to determine what role texting or […]
Bonnie Raffaele doesn’t want parents to suffer the loss of a child in a distracted driving accident. Here’s what you can say to your teen driver
October 20, 2016
During National Teen Driver Safety Week, Bonnie, who helped enact Michigan’s teen driving law, is teaming up with our attorneys to help parents advise and protect their teen drivers On Monday, I shared a special interview I had with Bonnie Raffaele, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After her 17-year-old daughter Kelsey was tragically killed in […]
Bonnie Raffaele: A mother dedicating her life to preventing distracted driving car accidents
October 17, 2016
Our attorneys salute Bonnie: After her daughter Kelsey was tragically killed, Bonnie helped to enact “Kelsey’s Law.” Here’s her courageous story and more on the great advocacy work she’s doing Bonnie Raffaele is the true definition of a hero. After her 17-year-old daughter, Kelsey, was tragically killed in a car accident involving using her cell […]
Top 9 safe driving apps to prevent car crashes
June 6, 2016
Last Thursday, I heard Charles Osgood discussing on WWJ a new study by AAA of teenage drivers that looked at dashcam videos instead of police reports, and found that teen drivers were distracted in 60% of the car crashes they were involved in. It should come as no surprise that an alarmingly high cause of […]
Should Michigan pass a ‘textalyzer’ law?
April 27, 2016
‘Textalzyer’ law would allow police to conduct roadside electronic scanning to determine whether drivers were on cell phones ‘at or near the time’ of a car crash Should Michigan pass a “textalyzer” law, much like the one being considered by the New York Legislature? Absolutely! And as an auto accident attorney, I believe such a […]
What risky driving behavior are you guilty of in the car?
March 31, 2016
AAA survey shows 87% of Michigan drivers say they engaged in at least one “risky behavior” while driving Try an experiment. Drive down the road today and look over to your left and your right. It’s pretty much guaranteed you will see the drivers texting, talking on a cell phone, or even eating a burger […]
Does the Waze traffic app make us more unsafe?
July 16, 2015
While Waze is great with navigation, the app also poses serious public safety concerns, like enabling speeders and distracted driving Waze is a really good traffic app. I use it, especially when I’m in a pinch during construction traffic (where is there not construction traffic these days?) and need to find an alternate route fast. […]
Distracted driving causes 58% of teen crashes
March 30, 2015
Study shows 58% of teen car accidents involve distractions such as texting, cell phones and talking to passengers Did you know that nearly 60% of teen-driver car-crashes involve distractions such as talking on a cell phone or chatting with passengers? These are the results of a ground-breaking study by the AAA-Foundation for Traffic Safety, “Using […]
Michigan Auto Law Attorney Brandon Hewitt shares real examples of distracted driving car accidents with Grand Rapids students at Byron Center
November 8, 2013
The message to teen drivers in West Michigan: “Distracted driving car accidents can happen to you.” Brandon Hewitt is a Grand Rapids native who became a successful lawyer. He works primarily in the law firm’s Grand Rapids office and helps many West Michigan clients injured in car accidents – many caused by texting and driving. […]
Driverless cars are here
June 18, 2013
California, Florida and Nevada pass laws allowing testing of driverless cars, Michigan is not far behind Driverless cars may sound like something out of the Jetsons. But believe it or not, these automated, self-driving vehicles are here. Right now. Google has a self driving car, and several other automakers have been working on prototypes of […]