A Clinton County man collapsed and died after crashing his vehicle off Interstate 96 between Howell and Brighton on Christmas Day, one of multiple road runoffs and other accidents that happened on slick roadways over the holiday weekend.
Personnel at the Brighton post of the Michigan State police said 70-year-old William E. Cramer may have had a medical emergency and lost control of his 2008 Honda while driving on I-96 near Dorr Road in Genoa Township.
Trooper Christopher Grace arrived at the accident scene at 8:37 a.m. Friday and found the motorist’s vehicle in a ditch area, police said. The motorist exited his vehicle and told Grace he needed help, then collapsed, police said.
Police said Grace advised Livingston County 911 Central Dispatch of the medical emergency and requested additional units at the scene. He then started to perform CPR and other emergency measures as additional troopers, a good Samaritan doctor, Livingston County EMS and Brighton Area Fire Department members arrived to help try to revive Cramer.
Police said Cramer, a St. Johns resident, did not appear to have suffered any injuries as a result of running his vehicle off the road. He later was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which remains under investigation. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department also responded to the scene.
A winter weather advisory was in effect for the region Thursday night and Friday morning. Another wintry blast hit the area Saturday.
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Stricter New York DWI law begins Friday
After a speedy passage through the state legislature, Leandra's Law, which makes it an automatic felony to drive drunk with a passenger under 16, goes into effect this Friday.
The law is named after 11-year-old Leandra Rosado. Leandra was killed earlier this year when a car she was traveling in with a host of other children while heading to a sleepover overturned. The driver, Carmen Huertas, was charged with DWI following the accident. Huertas' own daughter was also in the car but survived the accident.
This incident was just one of many involving child passengers this year in the state of New York. One similar tragedy occurred this summer on the Taconic Parkway when Diane Schuler took the life of 8 people, including herself and her daughter, while under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.
Governor Paterson pushed for the tougher laws to be quickly passed, and the Senate and Assembly responded, assuring their respective versions of the bill were identical so it could be signed into law.
Now, DWI with child will be punishable with up to 25 years in prison. As a separate but related part of the provision, all New York DWI drivers convicted of their offense will have to install an ignition interlock device. New York has taken aggressive steps to make this law one of the toughest in the country, and its enforcement period will begin this Friday.
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The law is named after 11-year-old Leandra Rosado. Leandra was killed earlier this year when a car she was traveling in with a host of other children while heading to a sleepover overturned. The driver, Carmen Huertas, was charged with DWI following the accident. Huertas' own daughter was also in the car but survived the accident.
This incident was just one of many involving child passengers this year in the state of New York. One similar tragedy occurred this summer on the Taconic Parkway when Diane Schuler took the life of 8 people, including herself and her daughter, while under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.
Governor Paterson pushed for the tougher laws to be quickly passed, and the Senate and Assembly responded, assuring their respective versions of the bill were identical so it could be signed into law.
Now, DWI with child will be punishable with up to 25 years in prison. As a separate but related part of the provision, all New York DWI drivers convicted of their offense will have to install an ignition interlock device. New York has taken aggressive steps to make this law one of the toughest in the country, and its enforcement period will begin this Friday.
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