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 intersection. at a flashing yellow turn signal, causing the crash.
Patterson broke a hip, leg, ankle, five ribs and both wrists.
Anthony Prainito, the driver of the Volkswagen Passat that Patterson's Chrysler 300 crashed into at the intersection of Walton and Opdyke, was in the crash. He pleaded not guilty.
Patterson's car was driven by his longtime driver, James Cram. Neither Cram nor Patterson were wearing seatbelts when the cars crashed; Patterson's seatbelt was .
Cram remains hospitalized.
Seems people still live by the sword, if they only knew how many infractions go unticketed, cause the result of the incident is far greater. To give a ticket or not to is at the discretion of the officer. What purpose does it serve to write a ticket, to quiet the sword bearers?, only to have it ripped up quietly, out of site, wake up, that goes on. Do you reprimand all your kids the same way, w/o saying to self she has learned the hard way.
If one were to make a list of accomplishments and leadership for the County his record far outpaces the negative comments I've read recently in the Patch. I sincerely thank Mr. Patterson still to this day -- sticking up for LGBT rights and throwing creepy Tom McMillin gay bashing comments under the bus! If Mr. Patterson's driver was speeding then he also should get a ticket -- and one could argue that is what caused this accident. So one could also argue that the County should back off throwing the book at the driver who is currently at fault. If true... those who were not wearing seat belts should also be held accountable and be issued tickets. One could also think the right PR move would be accept responsibility -- suggestion, Mr. Patterson should pay out of his own pocket a percentage of his hospital bill -- one could argue tax payer dollars should not cover this misjudgement on his part. I'm hopeful all recover well from the misfortune -- but this misfortune can turn into something good... and I look forward to some great public service announcements on wearing seat belts coming from Mr. Patterson upon his recovery.
Why the thirst for blood? Did any of you, with the exception of Scot Beacon offer one word of thanks when Brooks brought jobs to our county, balanced our county budget with a surplus, asked for and received some of his county officials a pay cut in order to continue offering us the best services any county could dream of? Funny how many of you still want to support Kwame or Bill Clinton, perjurers amd disbarred attorneys, and others for far worse transgressions, but for you, you want more suffering from Brooks. Did you pray for his healing? Did you offer a single kind word when he lost his son, or brother? NO! Shame on you. With your attitude, you don't deserve Brooks as your executive. Move to Wayne and support Ficano since he of course has done no wrong. And fyi, Gable gabs, alcoholism is a disease, and regardless of your classless comments, alcohol has no place in this discussion. Again, if you don't like the way Oakland County is run, please move out!
Not sure how the others that were injured in this accident are doing, but I also wish them a speedy recovery. The focus should be on getting these injured human beings back to health, not political banter. This is a lesson in life the hard way, we all are human and make mistakes in life, this seems to be Brooks’ lesson. It is also a clear message to all of us that life can change in a second. These attacks on Brooks are in poor taste and sometimes disgusting. How about having the debate when the time is right? Now is the time for the injured to heal.
Because that's the percentage of people roughly who voted to continue having Brooks be our executive. You are the 1% here and I suggest if you don't like what the majority of us believe that you relocate to Wayne or Gennessee County, or better yet, just move to California so you can be with the rest of the uninformed who like living in bankrupt cities and counties.
I only through this out for discussion -- I don't know the details of those involved in an auto accident -- where coverage begins and ends when one does not wear a seat belt... thanks both for your response.