LANSING, MI-- The Michigan State Police says preliminary reports indicate 11 people lost their lives in 11 separate traffic crashes during the 2018 Labor Day holiday weekend.
During last year’s holiday weekend, 10 traffic crashes resulted in 15 deaths.
Restraint use was unknown in four of the fatal crashes, two crashes involved alcohol, and three crashes involved both pedestrians and a bicyclist. One of the fatal crashes over the weekend also involved a motorcyclist, where helmet use was unknown.
The 2018 Labor Day holiday weekend ran from 12:01 a.m. on August 31 through 11:59 p.m. on September 3.
