Woman critically injured in Auburn Hills pedestrian crash
A 66-year-old Auburn Hills woman was hospitalized in critical condition after a pickup hit her while she crossed a street Wednesday evening.
The Auburn Hills Police Department said officers and firefighters responded around 6:45 p.m. Oct. 28 to Walton Boulevard and Dexter Road.
A preliminary investigation indicates she was crossing Walton at the intersection when a pickup turning from Dexter onto westbound Walton hit her, police said.
The driver, also an Auburn Hills resident, stopped after the crash and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.
Auburn Hills detectives and the Southeast Oakland County Crash Investigation Team are investigating. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Auburn Hills police at 248-370-9460.
Who pays a pedestrian's medical bills after a Michigan crash?
A pedestrian injured in a Michigan motor vehicle crash generally looks first to no-fault coverage under their own policy, a spouse's policy or a policy issued to a relative in the same household. Personal injury protection benefits can pay reasonable charges for reasonably necessary medical treatment and rehabilitation without requiring the injured person to prove another driver was at fault.
If no applicable household policy provides coverage, MCL 500.3115 directs people injured outside a motor vehicle to the Michigan Assigned Claims Plan, subject to eligibility requirements. Medical coverage choices, exclusions and benefit limits can affect what is available. Michigan Legal Center's explanation of no-fault medical bills and insurance priority describes how a person's role and household coverage affect where a claim should be sent.
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