Drunk driving car accidents and deaths in Macomb County, Michigan

I’ve been writing about the latest Michigan drunk driving statistics. I’ve been focusing on this topic because drunk driving fatalities occur the most during Michigan summers, especially in the month of July.

These statistics come from a list of drunk driving car accidents and fatalities by county in Michigan for 2009, provided by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. The list ranks Michigan counties by population and number of drunken driving auto accidents and fatalities per capita.

Of all the counties in Michigan, Macomb County had the third most auto accidents involving drunk driving.

Michigan Auto Law has one of our five law firm offices is in Sterling Heights, Michigan. This provides a convenient location to meet with people who have been injured in car accidents in Sterling Heights, Shelby Township and Warren.  It serves as a convenient base camp when we are in trial in Macomb County Circuit Court (such as when we received the top-reported car accident verdict, when a Sterling Heights resident was seriously injured).

Because of the more concentrated population in Macomb County, the ranking according to number of fatal car crashes per capita is actually not as high in there as it was in many other Michigan counties. These statistics go by a Macomb County population estimate of 831,427 residents and 20,797 estimated car accidents.

Drinking and driving accidents in Macomb County – Macomb County had the third-most drinking and driving accidents, with 795 crashes involving drivers who had been drinking.

Drinking and driving fatalities in Macomb County – There were 15 drinking and driving fatalities in Oakland County, the third highest amount of drinking and driving fatalities in all of the Michigan counties.

Macomb County’s fatal crash rate - The Macomb County rating for fatal car accidents involving drunk drivers was .0180, and it ranked 54 out of 64 total Michigan counties.

Please, promise to never drink and drive. You can always call a friend, family member or a cab instead.

- Source – Michigan State Police Michigan Traffic Facts

- Steven M. Gursten, partner of Michigan Auto Law, is recognized as one of the nation’s top auto attorneys. He frequently blogs about safe driving and is available for comment.

More resources to protect yourself:

Michigan drunk driving and fatal car accident statistics

New Michigan drunk driving law targets “drunker” drivers

Preventing car accidents - Michigan safe driving tips

Michigan Auto Law is the largest law firm exclusively handling car accident, truck accident and motorcycle accident cases throughout the entire state. We have offices in Farmington Hills, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Sterling Heights to better serve you. Call (800) 777-0028 for a free consultation with an one of our auto attorneys.

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Drunk driving car accidents and deaths in Macomb County, Michigan

I’ve been writing about the latest Michigan drunk driving statistics. I’ve been focusing on this topic because drunk driving fatalities occur the most during Michigan summers, especially in the month of July.

These statistics come from a list of drunk driving car accidents and fatalities by county in Michigan for 2009, provided by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. The list ranks Michigan counties by population and number of drunken driving auto accidents and fatalities per capita.

Of all the counties in Michigan, Macomb County had the third most auto accidents involving drunk driving.

Michigan Auto Law has one of our five law firm offices is in Sterling Heights, Michigan. This provides a convenient location to meet with people who have been injured in car accidents in Sterling Heights, Shelby Township and Warren.  It serves as a convenient base camp when we are in trial in Macomb County Circuit Court (such as when we received the top-reported car accident verdict, when a Sterling Heights resident was seriously injured).

Because of the more concentrated population in Macomb County, the ranking according to number of fatal car crashes per capita is actually not as high in there as it was in many other Michigan counties. These statistics go by a Macomb County population estimate of 831,427 residents and 20,797 estimated car accidents.

Drinking and driving accidents in Macomb County – Macomb County had the third-most drinking and driving accidents, with 795 crashes involving drivers who had been drinking.

Drinking and driving fatalities in Macomb County – There were 15 drinking and driving fatalities in Oakland County, the third highest amount of drinking and driving fatalities in all of the Michigan counties.

Macomb County’s fatal crash rate - The Macomb County rating for fatal car accidents involving drunk drivers was .0180, and it ranked 54 out of 64 total Michigan counties.

Please, promise to never drink and drive. You can always call a friend, family member or a cab instead.

- Source – Michigan State Police Michigan Traffic Facts

- Steven M. Gursten, partner of Michigan Auto Law, is recognized as one of the nation’s top auto attorneys. He frequently blogs about safe driving and is available for comment.

More resources to protect yourself:

Michigan drunk driving and fatal car accident statistics

New Michigan drunk driving law targets “drunker” drivers

Preventing car accidents - Michigan safe driving tips

Michigan Auto Law is the largest law firm exclusively handling car accident, truck accident and motorcycle accident cases throughout the entire state. We have offices in Farmington Hills, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Sterling Heights to better serve you. Call (800) 777-0028 for a free consultation with an one of our auto attorneys.

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Michigan motorcycle accident deaths increase by 21 percent

Last week, a study on Motorcyclist Traffic Fatalities by State was released by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The good news is the study reported an 2.4 percent drop in wrongful death motorcycle accidents throughout the country from 2009 to 2010. The alarming news is that  Michigan bikers had a near 21 percent spike in motorcycle accident deaths.

According to the study, which tracked motorcycle accident deaths throughout a nine-month period in 2009 and 2010, in Michigan, 92 bikers were killed in 2009 and 111 were killed in 2010.

That’s a horrific increase, considering most of the other states had drops in motorcycle deaths.  Texas had 60 less motorcycle accident deaths than the year before.

Even more troubling is Michigan had the third highest increase in motorcycle accident fatalities in the entire U.S., trailing behind only New York and Wisconsin.

As a motorcycle accident lawyer, it’s infuriating that at the same time that Michigan has the third highest spike in motorcycle accident deaths, our legislators are on the verge of repealing  the helmet law. Talk about being tone deaf to the underlying facts.

What does this all mean? It means that although other states are tightening motorcycle safety,  Michigan is going the other way. Decreased helmet use (especially after the repeal law), combined with more people riding motorcycles than ever before and the start of spring is a bad combination for bikers and public safety.

Another cause for worry is something the Detroit Free Press reported on in its article – Motorcycle deaths drop but trend worrisome. The study stated that nationwide, there were 80 fewer motorcycle deaths from January through September of 2010 than in the same time frame the previous year.

But biker injuries and fatalities started to climb back up during the last three of those nine months. This is worrying safety advocates and motorcycle accident lawyers alike. The drop is all in the front half of the year, and biker deaths rose during the second half of the year – rising 3 percent in the third quarter.

This signifies that  motorcycle deaths from crashes have hit rock bottom and are starting to increase.
Meanwhile, I found this action plan from the U.S. Department of Transportation on reducing motorcycle fatalities.

- Steven M. Gursten heads Michigan Auto Law and is recognized as one of the nation’s top motorcycle lawyers. He received the highest motorcycle accident settlement in Michigan last year, according to Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Steve has spoken at trial seminars on winning motorcycle accident lawsuits, and is available for comment.

Related information:

What to do after a motorcycle accident in Michigan

How long do I have to bring a motorcycle accident lawsuit?

Michigan motorcycle accident law - FAQs

Michigan Auto Law is the largest law firm exclusively handling car accident, truck accident and motorcycle accident cases throughout the entire state. We have offices in Farmington Hills, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Sterling Heights to better serve you.

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