Intersection Accidents
Intersection Accident Attorneys in Michigan
Intersections are where most serious car accidents happen in Michigan. Red light runners, left-turn failures, stop sign violations, and confusing yield patterns create collision points where vehicles meet at angles and speeds that cause devastating injuries. Metro Detroit's busiest intersections — Telegraph and 12 Mile, Gratiot and 8 Mile, Michigan and Livernois, Woodward and 9 Mile — see multiple serious crashes every month.
Koussan Law handles intersection accident cases throughout Michigan. These cases often come down to who had the right of way, and we know how to prove it beyond the other driver's word against yours.
Proving Right-of-Way Violations
The other driver will almost always claim they had the green light or the right of way. Words are cheap. What wins intersection cases is objective evidence: traffic signal timing data (we subpoena this from the municipality or MDOT, and it shows the exact phase of every light at the time of impact), intersection cameras operated by the municipality or MDOT, surveillance footage from nearby businesses (gas stations, banks, fast food restaurants with exterior cameras), dashcam and rear-cam footage from our client and other vehicles, and electronic data recorder (EDR) readouts showing vehicle speed and braking in the seconds before impact.
We've won cases where the other driver swore under oath that the light was green, but signal timing data proved their light had been red for over three seconds before they entered the intersection. Data doesn't lie.
Michigan No-Fault and Intersection Crashes
Your PIP coverage under MCL § 500.3107 covers your medical expenses regardless of fault. To recover pain and suffering damages from the at-fault driver, you must show serious impairment of body function under MCL § 500.3135. Intersection crashes frequently produce injuries that clear this threshold: T-bone impacts cause pelvic fractures, TBIs, and internal organ damage, while left-turn collisions produce severe whiplash and spinal injuries.
Left-Turn Liability
Left-turn accidents at intersections are among the most contested for fault. Michigan law requires the turning driver to yield to oncoming traffic with enough time and distance to turn safely. But the through driver also has an obligation not to speed through an intersection when they can see someone turning. Under MCL § 600.2959, the comparative fault rules apply — both drivers may share some percentage of fault, and your recovery is reduced accordingly.
Government Liability for Dangerous Intersections
Some intersections are just badly designed: obstructed sight lines, confusing signal timing, missing turn arrows, inadequate signage, or poor lane markings. If the government entity responsible — MDOT, the county road commission, or the city — knew or should have known about the dangerous condition, we can pursue a claim under the highway exception to governmental immunity (MCL § 691.1402). The 120-day notice requirement under MCL § 691.1404 is strict and non-negotiable.
If you were injured in an intersection accident in Michigan, call (313) 800-0000 for a free consultation. Traffic signal data and surveillance footage don't last forever — we need to preserve it now.
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