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Suit Challenges Michigan Regulator Over $250,000 Benefit Cap

LANSING, Mich. — The administrator of a plan that covers the medical expenses of uninsured non-drivers who are injured in car crashes is suing the state of Michigan, alleging that a regulator’s recent orders conflict with the state’s new auto …

Analysis Confirms Speeding is Best Predictor of Car Crashes

Speeding is the riskiest kind of aggressive driving, according to a unique analysis of data from on-board devices in vehicles. Researchers at the University of Waterloo examined data from 28 million trips for possible links between four bad driving behaviors …

University of Georgia Research Shows Simulators Reduce Police Car Crashes

Police car wrecks are the biggest risk management expense related to law enforcement, causing local governments to lose money. New research from the University of Georgia shows that a driver training program can result in big savings. Specifically, proper training …

Rare Dust Storm Causes Several Crashes on Central Illinois Highway

A rare dust storm forced state transportation authorities to shut down a 5-mile stretch of a central Illinois highway because of low visibility and a series of crashes. Friday’s dust storm near Carlinville caused several car crashes on Illinois 108, …

Railroad Crossing Blamed for Crashes at Indianapolis Home

An Indianapolis couple is blaming a railroad crossing for their house or their vehicles being hit numerous times over the years. The latest crash happened Sunday when an SUV barreled into the house, knocking in a living room wall and …

Passenger Car Drivers More Likely to Die in Crashes With SUVs Regardless of Safety Ratings

Most consumers who are shopping for a new car depend on good crash safety ratings as an indicator of how well the car will perform in a crash. But a new University at Buffalo study of crashes involving cars and …

Insurers Win Michigan Supreme Court Case Over Rogue Drivers

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of insurance companies in two cases that involve drivers who crashed cars when they didn’t have the owners’ permission to get behind the wheel. The court’s Republican majority said Tuesday the drivers …

Georgia State Patrol Reports 12 Deadly Wrecks Over Holiday Weekend

The Georgia State Patrol says 12 people have been killed in auto accidents since the Thanksgiving holiday travel period began Wednesday evening. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 13 people were killed in car crashes during the same period last year. …

More DWI Arrests Under La.’s New Police Chief

Thibodaux Police have already made 100 drunk-driving arrests this year, four times the number posted in all of 2010. Thibodaux’s new Police Chief Scott Silverii tells The Daily Comet of Thibodaux that the increase results from finding problem areas and …