The Ludington Torch
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Hitting Close to Home: Fatal Scooter Accident Conclusion is in Justice's Blind Spot
On the last day of June of this year, a life of a Ludington man was taken way too soon in a crash that would not have happened if an elderly driver had been aware…
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Questions to Ask About the Masten Motorcyclist Crash
A collision between a motorcyclist, later identified as Devon Newberry Adair, 33, and a 16 year old car driver, led to the death of the biker and some body damage to the car's driver's side. As reported in the …
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Bicycling to the New Elementary
Last week, I detailed why bicycling to the new Ludington Elementary School would be dangerous on any regular day. But today wasn't any regular day, it was May…
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Ahead of the Times: Stop Signs and Bikes
Back in August of 2008, I was cruising home on my bicycle on a nice summer afternoon after a trip of about 40 miles. While heading east on Loomis, I slowed my pace, checked the cross traffic at Robert Street; seeing no conflicting traffic, I resumed my pace and crossed the street. A local police…
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Accountability, Six Months Later
On October 10th, 2021, Gloria Trent and two other middle-aged women from Grand Rapids were crossing James Street in the southern crosswalk of Loomis Street after dining at one of Ludington's downtown restaurants. They made it more than halfway when a truck driven by Joann Rogers of South Dakota,…
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Not an Accident
An elderly pedestrian was hit and killed on North Jebavy Road, south of the Dewey Road intersection this afternoon, by an SUV. The undersheriff claims that it appears to be a total accident, as reported by the local newspaper:…
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Consequences for Carelessness: Justice for Gloria Trent and Other Pedestrians
Yesterday, Darrell Brooks Jr. was arraigned over in Kenosha Wisconsin charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide, a charge that carries a mandatory life sentence. Brooks allegedly drove his vehicle past roadblocks and into an active parade, running over dozens of people having…
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Cite the Rider, Then Cite the Media
An SUV-motorcycle crash near Coopersville illustrates a couple of interesting points. The picture below is where the crash took place where 56th Avenue crosses Wilson. Those who know Ottawa County roads should be familiar with their nomenclature pattern: north-south roads are numbered avenues,…
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Branding the Victim
In police reports and in the news, you never hear of the murder victim being killed by moving into the path of a bullet and yet, this is how they often report on motorcycle accidents where the victim has no chance to avoid a motorist disobeying the law.On Tuesday, a motorcyclist was going south on…
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Holton Fire Chief Bryan Hawk, Latest Victim of Driver, Police, Media Neglect
This last weekend should be a wake up call for those living in West Michigan, particularly in the Muskegon County area, for motorcycle safety. On Friday evening, former State Representative …
