Due to their massive size and weight, 18-wheelers increase the severity of impacts when involved in crashes. One mistake by a driver of one of these large and heavy vehicles could easily lead to tragedy. For this reason, it is not surprising that injuries suffered in...
Car Accidents
Getting to victims of car accidents isn’t always easy
First responders here in Ohio and elsewhere have one of the most difficult jobs in the country. They arrive when people are probably having the worst day of their lives, and it is the job of firefighters, police and emergency medical personnel to do what they can to...
Prescription drugs lead to car accidents, too
Some of the medications prescribed to Ohio residents have side effects that could impair their ability to drive safely. Of course, just because a drug is prescribed by a doctor does not mean that car accidents cannot occur while taking them. It is even possible for...
Mutliple car accidents increase the chances of fatalities
When Ohio's roadways are busy, motor vehicle crashes could easily involve more than two vehicles. The traffic traveling with the vehicles involved may not have the opportunity to avoid becoming part of the wreckage. Under these circumstances, car accidents could...
Car accidents don’t discriminate when it comes to victims
Ohio adults assume a certain amount of risk voluntarily when they get into their vehicles, but children often have no choice. Their parents, guardians or those watching them for the day assume the risk on behalf of the children in their charge. The problem is that car...
Alcohol remains a devastating factor in many Ohio car accidents
Every Ohio resident knows that drinking and driving is not only against the law, but dangerous as well. Even so, many thousands of people across the country continue to get behind the wheel after having too much to drink in order to drive safely. For this reason,...
Families still lose members to alcohol-related car accidents
Ohio residents might find it difficult to find anyone who does not know that driving under the influence is not only against the law, but dangerous as well. Even so, far too many people continue to drive drunk and place the lives of innocent people in jeopardy. For...
Ohio continues to see car accidents involving impaired drivers
Whether due to drugs or alcohol, Ohio roads still see a large number of impaired individuals. Even though everyone is told the dangers of driving when under the influence, many people continue to get behind the wheel of their vehicles after drinking or taking drugs....
Families sometimes lose children to automobile accidents
There is a saying that says that parents should never outlive their children. Those who experience such a loss surely agree. When those losses occur due to automobile accidents, parents here in Ohio and elsewhere have no time to prepare themselves for this possibility...
Children can be left without parents after car accidents
Most Ohio parents want nothing more than to watch their children grow into the people they hope they will become. Sadly, certain situations arise that could make that impossible. For example, some car accidents could not only rob parents of that right, but also rob...