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Kalamazoo Accident Leaves Two Family Members Dead

In an accident that happened last month, a minivan driven by Anneka Vels, 17 years old, slide off the road and crash into a large tree as she was attempting to drive herself and her brother Landon Vels to school. The car reportedly burst into flames upon impact and despite the heroic efforts of witnesses as well as fire fighters, the blaze could not be extinguished. Both teens were killed as a result. The Principal at Heritage Christian Academy in Kalamazoo canceled all classes and all school activities upon learning of the tragedy. It was announced that classes would … Read More

Man awarded $10 million dollars for Workplace Injury

In 2007, Kirby J. Colling was a 21-year-old college student, working his way to becoming a Buffalo police officer. He has an associate degree in criminal justice, served as an intern for a number of different law enforcement agencies, and he was also working at Hanes Supply delivering documents to Frontier Fibers, a locally owned waste paper and metal recycling facility.

While he was there he was pinned against the shredding machine by a new forklift driver, who was neither properly trained, nor certified to operate the machine. The results were disastrous. Colling fractured his lower back and sustained other … Read More

Multi-Car Pileup on US-31 Injures Deputy

In what could be termed a miracle, there was only one injury in the massive car pileup that happened on Southbound U.S. 31 at White Lake Drive.  Believed to be a result of the recent winter weather, the pileup began just after 9:30 in the morning and at least two police vehicles were involved in the chain-reaction collision that police estimated to be about 40 vehicles.. Several different city Police, Fire and EMS crews became involved in the rescue to aid stranded motorists, including those from White Lake, Dalton, Muskegon Township, Whitehall, and the Michigan State Police.  Rescue units even … Read More

Michigan Officials Working to Reduce Car Accidents Caused by Drunk Driving

September 11, 2013

The Michigan Car Accident Lawyers with Stroble Law explain that drunk driving is one of the leading causes of motor vehicle collisions today. In fact, data from the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning shows that roughly 4 percent of all collisions in Michigan during 2012 listed alcohol as a contributing factor.

Drunk driving accidents were also responsible for claiming 281 lives and leaving another 5,475 motorists with injuries. These numbers mean that nearly one-third of all of Michigan’s traffic fatalities involved alcohol that year.

In an effort to reduce the number of drunk driving accidents, the … Read More

Michigan Workers Compensation Lawyers Examine Risks in the Workplace

The Michigan Workers’ Compensation Lawyers with Stroble Law point out that one of the leading causes of workplace injuries and fatalities is contact with objects or equipment on job sites. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that these types of accidents are responsible for roughly 16 percent of all deaths on-the-job last year alone, accounting for more than 500 fatalities.

Last week, a 25-year-old construction worker was killed as a result of such an accident involving contact with a piece of equipment. Reports indicate the accident happened Thursday at the site of a road construction project that was … Read More