I heard several times that the other driver was ticketed, for failure to yield, was anyone ticketed or are there any plans to ticket those not wearing seat belts?

I think Mr. Patterson should be held accountable for his seat belt wearing failures. Perhaps speaking to many classrooms full of student or young drivers.....about his error in judgement which almost cost him his life might help save another's and introduce him to the concept of humility.

I think the penchant for a ticket says some thing about the inner core of some people. A ticket is usually given to serve a purpose to educate, to make an indignant person see and respect authority, learn. Brook is neither, and has suffered more then anteing up and paying some chump change. for a "ticket" would the $$$ even come out of his salary? probably come out of his per Diem, (not a line item on his expenses) the actual dollars paid back. (not taxable)
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.

Vote him out! That would be great lesson. Brooks seems to lack good judgment.

Any news on Mr. Cram's condition?

I assume you are referring to Patterson, since he is the subject of the article. Patterson did NOT cause the accident, was a sober passenger and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time exaccaberating the problem with no seatbelt. Perhaps you are the one who needs to wake up and become aware of the facts of the story.

How about this perspective... no spin.

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.

I am saddened by the pettiness of so many of these comments.
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!

In contrary to many of these posts, I am very happy to hear Brooks is getting out of the hospital and on to the next phase of recovery. I am sure he has a lot of work in front of him to get back physically and I wish him well and I will keep him in my prayers.

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.

Good Grief! Is the Patch going "tabloid".

Get well soon Mr. Patterson.

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Mr. Patterson, I can't imagine the pain and agony you've experienced since this accident. As we get older, the healing process takes even longer, and the mental anguish takes it's toll. I wish you a speedy recovery, and hope things return to normal for you as soon as possible!