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Bipartisan Bills Would Increase Penalties For Drivers Who Hurt Pedestrians, Bicyclists

By Mary Ellen Murphy Nov 6, 2025 | 6:32 AM

(Lansing, MI) – Bipartisan bills are under consideration by the state House to increase the penalty for drivers who hit and injure pedestrians or bicyclists. The bills would make that a five-year felony also punishable by a five-thousand-dollar fine. If a pedestrian or bicyclist is killed, the penalty would be ten-years in prison.

The bills are sponsored by Democratic Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo and Republican Representative Pauline Wendzel of Watervliet.

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