Wednesday, September 26, 2012
With L. Brooks Patterson not making any public appearances since his accident in August, opponent Kevin Howley of Huntington Woods is calling for more openness from Patterson's campaign.
Republican L. Brooks Patterson's opponent in the November race for county executive, Democrat Kevin Howley, said Wednesday that he is frustrated by the lack of communication from Patterson. But within hours of statements issued by Howley and Democratic Party chair Frank Houston about his absence, Patterson sent his own news release, titled, "Patterson responds to Oakland Democrats’ 'Whiny Epistle'": “If I were a democrat and had not seen Patterson for six weeks, I would consider it to be a great summer. The democrats have been so busy climbing all over themselves trying to be the one that measures me for my crypt, that I doubt they really are sincere about my well-being. But (for) the benefit of the many hundreds I’ve heard from, I can …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The defense attorney for the Royal Oak man charged in the crash involving Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson files motions in Rochester Hills District Court.
A Royal Oak man charged with three misdemeanor counts in an August crash involving Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson was in a Rochester Hills courtroom today for a pre-trial hearing before Judge Lisa Asadoorian. Anthony Prainito, 31, the driver of the Volkswagen Passat that Patterson's Chrysler 300 crashed into at the intersection of Walton and Opdyke, is charged with three counts of moving violation causing serious impairment of a bodily function in the crash. He pleaded not guilty. Prainito’s defense attorney, Joshua Nucian, brought a stack of motions to court today and more may be coming as he awaits responses on Freedom of Information Act requests along with an accident investigator’s inspection of the vehicles involved in …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The Oakland County executive paid the $65 ticket Tuesday.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson was cited Tuesday for not wearing a seatbelt in the Aug. 10 crash that hospitalized him for five weeks. The Auburn Hills Police Department issued the ticket, which is a civil infraction with a maximum fine of $65 and zero points on a driving record. Patterson paid the fine on Tuesday. “Not wearing a seatbelt was a mistake,” Patterson said in a statement. “I accept my responsibility and paid the $65 fine this afternoon.” Patterson was discharged from McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac on Friday and is continuing his rehabilitation at an undisclosed location. He had been hospitalized since Aug. 10 when the car he was riding in crashed into another car at an Auburn Hills intersection. According to…
Friday, September 14, 2012
The Oakland County Executive was injured in a crash five weeks ago today.
Five weeks after suffering almost a dozen broken bones in a car accident in Auburn Hills, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson has been released from the hospital. According to a press release from his office, Patterson was discharged from McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac on Friday and will continue his rehabilitation at an undisclosed location. "I’ve made great progress under the outstanding care of the staff at McLaren Oakland Hospital," Patterson said in a statement included in the news release. "I look forward to continuing the healing process so that I can return to the Executive Office building soon." Patterson has been hospitalized since Aug. 10 when the car he was riding in crashed into another car at an Auburn Hills …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The Oakland County executive details his injuries and talks about his physical rehab in a statement released Tuesday.
At the start of his second week in the rehabilitative unit at McLaren Hopsital in Pontiac, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said Tuesday that physical therapy is going well and that he hopes to return to work soon. "I just completed my first week of intensive physical therapy and rehabilitation and am pleased to report it went very well," said Patterson in a statement released by his office via email. "I’m on the mend and look forward to returning to the office soon. Patterson has been hospitalized since Aug. 10 when the car he was riding in crashed into another car at an Auburn Hills intersection. According to police reports, the second car failed to yield at a flashing yellow turn signal, causing the crash. "I broke a hip, …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is still hospitalized following the Aug. 10 accident in Auburn Hills.
The seatbelt in the front passenger seat of the car that L. Brooks Patterson was riding in when he was injured in a crash earlier this month was buckled. It just wasn't buckled around Patterson. According to a detailed report of the Aug. 10 accident provided by the Auburn Hills Police, which responded to the scene, the belt was buckled behind the passenger seat of the Chrysler 300 that Patterson, the Oakland County Executive, was traveling in. He was in the passenger seat when it crashed. "I observed the passenger's side seatbelt to be wrapped behind the front passenger's seat back and clicked into the buckle, indicating the passenger was not wearing the seatbelt at the time of the crash," the report stated. Patterson's driver, James Cram…
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A Royal Oak man failed to yield on a flashing yellow, causing the accident, police say.
The man who drove a car that crashed into one transporting Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson will face charges that could result in jail time, according to reports. Anthony Prainito, 31, of Royal Oak, will be charged with three counts of moving violations causing impairment of a bodily function, a misdemeanor punishable by 93 days in jail, according to a report in The Detroit News. Prainito will be arraigned sometime this week. Gerald Poisson, chief deputy County Executive, released the following statement in response to the charges: “The driver of the other vehicle has been charged with negligent driving causing serious injury to Brooks, Jim, and the passenger in the other car. The Executive Office thanks Auburn Hills police…
Thursday, August 16, 2012
We take a closer look at the Auburn Hills intersection and the turn signal involved in the crash of the car transporting L. Brooks Patterson last week.
The flashing yellow turn signal at the intersection where Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson was injured in a crash last week was installed four years ago as part of a national effort to make all turn signals the same. In all, 90 left turn signals in the county now use a flashing yellow arrow during a left-turn sequence. Yet still, there is confusion — and controversy — about how the signals work and why they are used. As Patterson recovers from his third and final surgery to repair orthopedic injuries suffered in the Friday afternoon crash, Patch offers a tutorial and explanation of the signal at the crux of the incident. The turn signals were introduced to Oakland County as part of a Federal Highway Administration (FHA) mandate…
Monday, August 13, 2012
Here's where you can send a card to the Oakland County executive, who was injured in a car crash Friday.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson remains hospitalized following a Friday afternoon crash in Auburn Hills. Patterson is in stable condition and recovering from orthopedic injuries at McLaren Hospital in Pontiac, his staff has said. According to a statement released Monday afternoon by Patterson's office, Chief Deputy County Executive Gerald Poisson met with Patterson’s staff Monday morning to go over county business. "Brooks’ team has been in place a long time,” Poisson said. “They all do a great job." Patterson was the passenger in a car traveling east on Walton Boulevard around 4 p.m. Friday when a car turning left onto Opdyke from westbound Walton turned in front of Patterson's car at a flashing yellow light, according to …
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Friday, August 10, 2012
According to news reports, L. Brooks Patterson suffered broken bones as a passenger in an Auburn Hills crash but is expected to make a full recovery.
Updated: Friday, Aug. 10, 9:13 p.m. Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is hospitalized in surgery Friday night after suffering from non-life threatening injuries in a traffic accident, according to reports. Patterson reportedly suffered from broken bones after the accident in Auburn Hills at the intersection of E. Walton Blvd. and N. Opdyke Rd. Officials at McLaren Health Center, formerly Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, could not estimate the length of time in which Patterson would remain there, but he expected to make a full recovery. The Detroit Free Press reports that Patterson was the passenger in a vehicle traveling eastbound on Walton Boulevard. at about 4 p.m. when when a car traveling west did not yield at the Opdyke Road …
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Linda
12:45 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
I like the smoke that Patterson hands out....breathe deeply and inhale....its called good government. more ›