ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Data from Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center from 2023-2024 shows bicycle involved crashes spike by 20 percent with deadly crashes also spiking by 21 percent. In Indiana Bicycle related accidents increased from 712 to a five year high of 820 in 2024.
With warmer weather throughout Michiana, more people will be out and about on bikes. It is very important to wear the proper safety gear when riding. It’s advised to be aware of your surroundings and always wear a helmet when on a bike. Kevin Tate, a former resident of St. Joseph, Michigan, is proof of how important a helmet can be.
ABC57’s Sidney Moore sat down with Kevin Tate nearly ten years after he suffered a traumatic brain injury due to a vehicle and bicycle crash. A bike was Tate’s only form of transportation at the time, as he was working to land a job in Michiana. “The day my brother and I, we got into a little argument about paying a bill of something, and I was looking for a job, but I had an interview set up over at Whirlpool, over in St. Joe, Michigan, and as I got on a bicycle, I was biking around, going over a drawbridge, and the last thing I remember is a pickup truck pulled out in front of me.”…