In the realm of deadly car accidents involving infants, the last word would seemingly end with Sweden: The country requires that children sit in the back seats of vehicles in age-appropriate seats that face the rear, with the result that it has the lowest motor vehicle fatality rate in the world involving accidents with…
For many years, critics of motorcycle helmets have cited a decades-old study to support their view that riders and passengers in motorcycle accidents suffer a comparatively higher rate of spine injuries when they crash while wearing a helmet. Their reasoning centers on data suggesting that a helmet’s weight unduly pressures the neck in an…
A southwestern Ohio community was visited twice on consecutive days earlier this week by large truck accidents that had serious consequences. A crash involving a semi tractor-trailer on Interstate 75, near Middletown — a city of about 50,000 people situated in Warren and Butler counties — occurred at about 9 a.m. this past Tuesday,…
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (“OHP”) and local police continue their investigation into a two-vehicle car accident that occurred in the early evening hours last Saturday in Montville Township. OHP reports indicate that five people were seriously injured when one vehicle collided with another at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and state Route…
A tragic motor vehicle accident that occurred this past Wednesday afternoon on a Toledo highway serves as a stark reminder of the dangers that are ever-present on Ohio roadways and the need for drivers to be vigilant at all times. Three people died in a multiple car crash involving three separate vehicles. The accident…
Certain workplace or construction accidents tend to rivet our attention. This is certainly the case with scaffolding accidents, especially those occurring high above the ground. For nearly two hours last Friday afternoon, viewers across the country watched what one media report called a “nail-biter of a rescue on the side of one of the…
While drag racing may be portrayed in the media as a legitimate pastime for young people, two teenage boys from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area have learned the hard way that the sport can have serious consequences. The two 16-year-old high school students have been charged in connection with an accident that left two of…
Car safety has progressively improved upon many fronts over the past decades, from the advent of seat belts to greater stability and rollover-prevention features. Collectively, the increased safety features have contributed to saving many thousands – if not millions – of motorists’ lives across the country. The focus paid to vehicle safety, though, has…
A 56-year-old Ohio man died from injuries sustained when his semi truck overturned on early Thursday morning. According to sheriff’s deputies, the truck driver was traveling on I-75 around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday when his tractor-trailer veered off the roadway, went over a ravine and flipped on its side. When first responders appeared on…
Most highways have that one particular spot of the road that is more susceptible to accidents. It doesn’t matter how well-known the tight curve or treacherous stretch is, it still manages to be a frequent crash site. That particular stretch of Ohio 550 – outside Marietta, Ohio, near Goodfellows Park Lake – once again…