9:31 a.m.: Accident reported at Huntersville Road and W State Road 46 in Batesville.
1:42 p.m.: Accident reported at 110 N Depot in Batesville.
9:41 p.m.: Alarm at business reported at 11 Saratoga Drive in Batesville.
10:07 p.m.: Accident reported at 1000 E Pearl Street in Batesville.
Feb. 18
5:09 p.m.: Alarm at business reported at 224 State Road 129; ETC Batesville.
5:11 p.m.: Accident reported at Lammers Pike / State Road 46 in Batesville.
8:32 p.m.: Harassment reported at 37 Arlington Drive in Batesville.
9:31 p.m.: Impaired driver reported at Walnut Street / Boehringer Street in Batesville.
10:57 p.m.: Suspicious person reported at 1034 N State Road 229; Kroger in Batesville.
Feb. 19
More snow on the way means more slick conditions on Michigan roadways — and, inevitably, more crashes. And while drivers can get into a wreck anywhere in winter weather, some spots are well-known as problem areas when conditions are treacherous.
10 most dangerous Michigan winter roads
Driving too fast is top issue
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We all know how tough Michigan roads can get during the winter months. Just ask your knuckles.
Michigan Auto Law recently compiled a list of the most dangerous stretches of road in Michigan during the winter months, using five years of crash statistics, from 2015 to 2019.
According to the winter driving accident statistics, approximately 65% of the overall winter crashes involve drivers driving “too fast for conditions,” the Michigan State Police reported.
Most of the top 10 list is in West and Northern Michigan. None of them are in Metro Detroit.
Top 10 Worst Michigan Roads During The Winter
After two large snow events in the last couple weeks, it s finally starting to feel like winter in Michigan and that means more accidents because of bad road conditions.
And now that the bad road conditions are becoming more common, the accidents are starting to pile up on dangerous road throughout the state.
Each year in June, Michigan Auto Law releases a list of the most dangerous intersections, but this year they went one step further and gave us a list of the most dangerous roads during winter.
The list includes the 10 most dangerous roads and one of them is right here in Grand Rapids.
Icy roads and driving too fast for the conditions are to blame for most winter auto accidents
Brandon Hewitt is an attorney with Michigan Auto Law and he shared some State of Michigan statistics that demonstrate how dangerous winter driving conditions can be. Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 6:37 AM EST February 6, 2021 Updated: 6:37 AM EST February 6, 2021
Winter took a while to get here but we’re getting a taste of it now. And that means dicey driving conditions. Brandon Hewitt is an attorney with Michigan Auto Law and he shared some State of Michigan statistics that demonstrate how dangerous winter driving conditions can be: