Michigan Law Gets Tough on Work Zone Fatalities and Accidents

A Michigan motorist who drove into a work zone killing a highway worker on August 9, 2002, may face a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $7,500 fine. This is the first person to face the tough new provisions of a Michigan law that went into effect in October 2001, which calls for 15 years in prison and a $7,500 fine for a fatality and one year in prison and a $2,500 fine for an injury.