Car Accidents

They say that a picture is worth 1,000 words. That may not be truer than in some vehicle accidents. The state of the wreckage can often tell the story regarding what happened to the occupants of the vehicles involved.For example, Ohio 41 became the scene of a...

There are few reasons motorists would stop on a highway, interstate or turnpike, and most of them are what they would consider emergencies. Mechanical issues probably top that list. The problem is that car trouble can lead to serious vehicle accidents, mostly due to...

Many factors can influence the force of an impact. For instance, the size and weight of the vehicles plays a role, especially if one of the vehicles is much larger than the other. Car accidents tend to be worse when one vehicle is an 18-wheeler and the other is a...

Here in Ohio, pedestrians and bicycle riders could easily become the victims of a crash. However, other non-motorized vehicles could end up involved in vehicle accidents as well -- horse-drawn buggies. People may forget about the Amish population here in the state who...

Driving is not something that someone can master by reading a book or getting behind the wheel one time. It takes years to gain an appropriate understanding of how a vehicle operates, along with its tolerances, when driving. Without this requisite experience, many...

Arrests are not always made at crash scenes. Whether vehicle accidents take place here in Cleveland or elsewhere in the state, further investigation may be required before that decision is made. Often, surveillance footage from cameras in the vicinity play a vital...

Many Ohio residents rely on two-wheeled rather than four-wheeled transportation in order to get around. If you belong in that group, you probably already know that riding a motorcycle puts your life at risk, but what about if you survive a crash? What kinds of...

In some crashes, investigators here in Ohio may not be able to adequately reconstruct them right away. Instead, they rely on a combination of science, physical evidence and witness statements in order to determine how certain car accidents happened. For this reason,...

Some days, crashes on Ohio's roadways cause a snowball effect. When car accidents occur, traffic obviously needs to slow or stop in order to avoid colliding with the wreckage and emergency vehicles. As vehicles wait and/or get rerouted, it is imperative that all...

The mechanics of a crash are often the easiest part of any investigation. Determining what factors contributed to the crash may take more time, and may be particularly elusive in some cases. Understanding the causes of car accidents often helps officials here in Ohio,...