Author: Chris Trainor

After being arrested for drunk driving, beaten, and restrained, eight years later, William Jennings settled his excessive force case with Genesee County, finally receiving $12.9 million. Initially, a jury handed out a $36.6 million payout in 2016, but that was reduced by a judge earlier in 2018. Generally, a jail guard is allowed to use…

Michigan has seen a significant rise in serious crash injuries, recently documented in a report by The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG). According to the report, vehicle-on-pedestrian and cyclist crashes make up one percent of all accidents; but, in Southeast Michigan, these make up 30 percent of all traffic fatalities. The alarming serious injury…