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Earlier this month, a driver in an SUV crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer on a street in southwest Detroit. The driver, a 39-year-old man, was in critical condition following the crash. The car accident required the closure of Fort Street for hours as police investigated the cause of the crash.

Victims of car accidents, such as the SUV driver in this case, can incur substantial expenses for medical treatment, frequently suffer lost wages and may be entitled to compensation for pain and suffering. Often auto accident victims also have to contend with property losses due to the damage to their cars.

High-speed police chases are controversial. While it may be occasionally necessary for the police to chase a car through the city at high speeds, doing so puts everyone on the road at risk. A fleeing driver is already making the poor decision of evading police and is likely not driving with much regard for the safety of anyone else in the area.

A simple traffic stop late last month in northwest Detroit led to a car accident that caused serious injuries. After stopping momentarily for police, a driver in a burgundy sport utility vehicle fled, ran a red light at a high rate of speed and crashed into a sedan driven by a 78-year-old man.

Recently, a drunk driver led police on a high-speed chase from Ferndale, through a Detroit neighborhood, and back to Ferndale before officers stopped the car on Eight Mile Road. Although no one was injured, the high-speed chase could have turned into a tragic car accident.

The driver originally stopped for police on Eight Mile Road and, after handing his license to the officer, sped away. After stopping the car again with a police car barricade, officers administered a sobriety test and the driver's blood alcohol content registered at 0.18.

Many lives are lost in drunk driving accidents in Michigan, but recent numbers show that the number of drunk driving crashes and fatalities has declined in recent years.

According to the news source, the number of car accidents caused by drunk driving is down 38 percent from 2001. In 2001, there were more than 6,400 alcohol-related crashes. In 2010, there were slightly more than 4,000.

In an instant, a Michigan family from Waterford Township suffered an incredible loss when a motor vehicle accident claimed the life of their newborn baby. Since then, the community has rallied to show support for the family.

On November 27, a pregnant Waterford woman had finished her Christmas shopping and was stopped at a traffic light at Pontiac Lake and Watkins Lake roads. According to the woman's family member, a car then struck the woman's vehicle head-on, causing both drivers to be rushed to the hospital.

Deputies from Oakland County and the Rochester Hills Fire Department responded to an emergency call in the Rochester Estate mobile home park in late November. When they arrived at the scene around 5 a.m., they found that a mobile home was on fire. They discovered that the fire was the result of a car accident which occurred when a car crashed into the living room of the mobile home. The home then caught on fire and spread to an adjacent mobile home.

Following the car accident, the driver of the vehicle fled the scene of the accident. A female passenger in the car was left injured inside the burning vehicle. When EMS workers arrived at the scene, the woman was transported to a local hospital where she was listed in critical condition with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.