Bloomfield Hills Car Accident Lawyer

Was my crash in Bloomfield Hills or Bloomfield Township?

Check the top of your crash report. A lot of addresses say Bloomfield Hills and are really in Bloomfield Township, which wraps around the city and has its own police department.

The City of Bloomfield Hills

The city is small. It had 229 crashes in 2024, and 113 of them were on a state route, which here means Woodward Avenue (M-1). Long Lake Road crosses Woodward in the middle of town.

Bloomfield Township

The township had 1,459 crashes in 2024, more than six times as many. Telegraph Road runs through it, and Telegraph at Maple Road had 83 crashes and 47 injuries in 2025. That was the tenth highest crash count of any intersection in Michigan.

Deer

Police recorded 18 crashes involving deer in the city in 2024 and 82 in the township. A swerve for a deer that ends in a crash with another car is still a claim.

Either way we can help. Knowing which one it was tells us where the report is and who owns the road.

How common are crashes in Bloomfield Hills?

Not very, inside the city itself. Bloomfield Hills had 229 crashes in 2024. Police recorded 41 people injured, 3 of them seriously, and no deaths.

Across Oakland County, police reported 35,951 crashes in 2024, with 9,139 people injured and 68 killed.

About half of the city's crashes happen on one road. Woodward is a divided highway through a quiet city, and traffic on it moves fast.

How do I get my Bloomfield Hills crash report?

It depends on which department took the report. The report is called a UD-10, and your insurer will ask for it.

• City of Bloomfield Hills: the Department of Public Safety, 45 East Long Lake Road. Phone (248) 644-4200. Crash reports are available online from the department's Obtain Traffic Crash Reports page. Allow up to 7 business days for the report to be approved.
• Bloomfield Township: the Bloomfield Township Police Department Records Unit. Township crash reports can be downloaded through the Oakland County CLEMIS website or bought from the Records Unit during business hours.
• What to have ready: the report or incident number the officer gave you, the date, and the location.

Read the report when you get it. If a fact is wrong, tell us. We deal with that early.

I was ticketed. Does it matter which department wrote it?

Not for the court. City and township tickets both go to the 48th District Court at 4280 Telegraph Road. And either way, the court's decision on the ticket cannot be used as evidence in your injury case. MCL 257.731.

Answer the ticket by the date printed on it, usually within 14 days.

What does matter is your share of fault

The injury case decides fault separately. If part of the crash was on you, your damages come down by that part. If more of it was on you than on everyone else combined, you cannot recover pain and suffering damages. MCL 600.2959.

The 48th District Court also hears civil cases up to $25,000, which is where a mini tort claim for car damage usually lands. Our Michigan Mini Tort Guide explains how.

Where is a Bloomfield Hills injury lawsuit filed?

Usually in Oakland County. Bloomfield Hills is in Oakland County, so a larger injury case is filed in the Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, a few miles up Woodward. Cases worth $25,000 or less stay in the 48th District Court.

Most claims never reach a courtroom. Your own insurer pays your medical bills and lost wages first under Michigan no-fault, and that part starts with a claim form, not a lawsuit.

Who owns the road where I crashed?

It depends on the road, and it matters when the road itself played a part.

• State roads: Woodward Avenue (M-1) in the city and Telegraph Road (US-24) in the township are state highways under the Michigan Department of Transportation.
• County and city roads: other roads belong to the Road Commission for Oakland County or the City of Bloomfield Hills. In the township, public roads that are not state highways are county roads.

If a road defect helped cause the crash, the deadline is short. Written notice must reach the responsible agency within 120 days of the injury, and it must describe the exact location and the defect. MCL 691.1404. That is far shorter than the time to bring other claims, so tell us early if you think the road was part of it.

Where does the ambulance take you in Bloomfield Hills?

Often north to Trinity Health Oakland Hospital at 44405 Woodward Avenue in Pontiac, a Level II trauma center.

The most severe cases can go south to Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, the only Level I trauma center in Oakland and Macomb counties.

Wherever you were treated, give the hospital your auto insurance claim number. In Michigan your own auto insurer pays crash medical bills first.

The other driver was only passing through. Am I still covered?

Yes. Most of the traffic on Woodward here is headed somewhere else, so the other driver is often not local. It makes no difference to your medical bills. Your own Michigan auto policy pays first under no-fault.

The same is true if they had no insurance. And if there is no auto policy anywhere in your household, the Michigan Assigned Claims Plan fills the gap. You have one year from the crash to give written notice of the claim. MCL 500.3145.

Read Hit by an Uninsured Driver in Michigan for who pays in what order.

Bloomfield Hills questions we hear

I am not sure if it was the city or the township. Can I still call?

Yes. We sort that out with you, and we can help you get the report from the right department.

What does it cost?

The consultation is free. For injury cases there's no fee unless we win, with case costs itemized separately in the written fee agreement.

Can I speak with someone in Spanish or Chaldean?

Yes. Let us know when you call 844-ASK-AZZO.

What if it happened just past the border on Woodward?

South of the city it is Birmingham. North it is Pontiac, where the Sheriff writes the report. For how the two Michigan claims work, see our Michigan car accident page.

Where is your office?

33687 Woodward Avenue in Birmingham, a few minutes south on Woodward. You can also start at askazzo.com or call 844-ASK-AZZO.

Sources

• Michigan Traffic Crash Facts, 2024 Oakland County report, crashes by municipality
• 2025 intersection crash counts, WDIV ClickOnDetroit
• Michigan State Police, 2024 Statewide Traffic Crash Data Year End Report
• City of Bloomfield Hills, Obtain Traffic Crash Reports
• Bloomfield Township Police Department, Records
• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, designated trauma facilities
• MCL 257.731, MCL 600.2959, MCL 691.1404, MCL 500.3145