Officers responded to a call of a car having crashed into a residential backyard on the 2400 block of Ann Arbor-Saline Road around 5:15 p.m.

Hands-Free Driving Push.

Michigan State Police are working with police in Indiana and Illinois to bring more focus to their enforcement on I-94.

Three kids were hit by a distracted driver as they were crossing an intersection on the way to school.

Michigan State Police and local police departments across the state are participating in a one-day crackdown on distracted driving.

A new study found that 70% of drivers admitted to recently having looked at or even used their phone while behind the wheel.

Michigan lawmakers are advancing a package of bills that would ban most cell phone use while driving, as well as increase penalties for doing so.

Police officers are going to be out on the road in force as part of an effort to enforce distracted driving laws.

Five years ago, Mitchel Keifer died after he was struck by a distracted driver. His family decided they couldn’t let the tragic event destroy their lives.

Car crashes involving distracted drivers kill nearly 10 people every day in the United States, according to the American Automobile Association.

In addition, because many accident reports do not cite distracted driving as the official cause, transportation experts believe the actual numbers are much higher. When a driver engages in behavior that causes one or more of these things to occur, it is considered distracted driving. • Approximately one in five (20%) of the people who died in crashes involving a distracted driver were pedestrians or bicyclists, according to the CDC. “Distracted driving is a major cause of serious accidents, most of which are preventable. Sources:* National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** Distracted driving information from the Michigan State Police

DETROIT, Mich. – The American Automobile Association claims it has settled who is more aggressive on the road -- the data shows men are more likely to speed, tailgate, drive dangerously and express road rage. Metro Detroiters agree that road rage isn’t worth the risk, but when it comes down to who is more likely to have road rage -- drivers were divided. Data gathered by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety confirms the perception that men tend to speed, tailgate, merge dangerously, and make rude gestures or honk at other drivers more than women. The data also found that younger drivers were more aggressive than older drivers. Regardless of gender or sex, nearly 80% of American drivers demonstrate aggressive behavior behind the wheel -- with speeding topping the list.

NILES, Mich. – The Michigan State Police department is reminding residents to not text and drive after a distracted driver was involved in a multiple-vehicle collision Monday. The crash was captured by a MSP trooper’s dashcam near Niles, on Michigan’s southwest side. According to the National Highway Trafic Safety Administration, distracted driving killed nearly 3,000 people in 2018 -- 1,730 drivers, 605 passengers, 400 pedestrians and 77 bicyclists -- and injured about 400,000 people. Click below link to learn more.https://t.co/nZ4evR3dOU pic.twitter.com/LOiMET1Iyo — MSPSouthwestMI (@MspSouthwestMI) November 23, 2020A Plymouth high school student is getting national attention for a project spotlighting the dangers of distracted driving. With the support of Students Against Destructive Decisions and Lear Corporation, students across the nation were invited to create videos and memes to drive the message home.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. – A Plymouth high school student is getting national attention for a project spotlighting the dangers of distracted driving. The project earned second place in a major national competition. Joel Feldman lost his daughter after a driver struck and killed her while she was walking in a crosswalk. He founded the End Distracted Driving, a nonprofit. He has used his grief to encourage young people to send a message to others.