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• Pickup truck accident south of Sandusky, Ohio, leaves two dead

  Dale Emch | February 23, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Two pickup trucks crashed head-on in an accident about 30 miles south of Sandusky, Ohio, that left two men dead.The vehicles collided on Reed Township Road 106 near State Rt. 4 in Seneca County, according to The Toledo Blade. One man was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was flown to Toledo's St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, where he later died, the newspaper reported.

• Cancer cluster being investigated in Sandusky County, Ohio

  Dale Emch | February 22, 2007 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Sandusky County and Ohio officials are going to conduct further investigations into a cluster of juvenile cancer cases. During the year the cases already have been investigated, officials found 17 cases in Clyde, and Green Creek, York, Riley, and Townsend townships, according to a Toledo Blade article. The cases spanned an 11-year period, from 1996 to 2006. Results of the additional...

• Hardball tactics by insurance companies hurt accident victims

  Dale Emch | February 16, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  It's not often that insurance companies get exposed for treating people unfairly, but a recent CNN story has done just that. As an auto accident attorney practicing in Sandusky and northwest Ohio, I can tell you that normally insurance companies have been tremendously successful at making all auto accident victims look like their trying to game the system.CNN's story examines how insurance...

• Sandusky's first major snow storm leads to numerous car accidents

  Dale Emch | February 13, 2007 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Blowing and drifting snow that's hitting the Sandusky area has led to numerous traffic accidents and difficult driving. It would be nice if we could all stay off the roads, but that's not always practical. if you're involved in an accident because of the snowy weather, Sandusky area auto accident lawyers Charles Boyk and Dale Emch have some tips for you. Here's what you should remember if you're...

• Snowmobile crash west of Sandusky seriously injuries Oak Harbor man

  Dale Emch | February 10, 2007 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Two snowmobiles crashed Thursday night nearOak Harbor, which is about 29 miles west of Sandusky, causing serious injuries to one man. The Toledo Blade reported that Mark Millinger was life-flighted to University Medical Center in Toledo. For more information about the accident, read the Blade's on-line edition.

• Crash prompts wrongful death lawsuit in Toledo

  Dale Emch | February 09, 2007 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  A plane accident spurred a wrongful death claim in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, which is west of Sandusky.The crash killed Abdulgader Zbedah, a Grand Aire Express pilot, on Feb. 8, 2006, in rural northwestern Tennessee, according to the Toledo Blade. The suit was filed against Grand Aire Express, TriCoastal Air, Inc., and Fairchild Aircraft, Inc.For more information, please click on the...

• Deep freeze in Sandusky, Northwest Ohio, leads to car crashes

  Dale Emch | February 08, 2007 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Temperatures hovering around the single digits since Sunday have made for difficult driving in Sandusky and the rest of northwest Ohio, leading to multiple automobile accidents. Though ODOT was throwing salt on the roads, the cold temperatures made it less effective than normal, according to a story in the Toledo Blade. For more information, click on this link to read the Blade article.

• Sandusky-area 21-car auto accident kills two, injures others

  Dale Emch | February 05, 2007 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Snowy weather, causing near whiteout conditions, caused a 21-car auto accident near Findlay, Ohio, that killed a couple and injured many more on Saturday, Feb. 3. The accident was so serious that it caused I-75 to be closed in both directions. Slick conditions and blowing snow made for dangerous driving throughout northwest Ohio, causing a number of injury accidents. For more information, read...

• 200 Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spilled

  Christina Cole | January 27, 2007 11:54 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  A truck hauling diesel fuel overturned Saturday morning, spilling 200 gallons of fuel. Ohio Highway Patrol troopers have cited paul Cooperrider, of Norwalk, with operating a vehicle while intoxicated in connection with the 11:43am accident. The wreck caused the road to close for more than four hours for clean up.The Environmental Protection Agency was notified due to some diesel fuel spilling...

• Pit Bulls Bite Workers at Ohio Shelter

  Christina Cole | January 20, 2007 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Dozens of pit bulls that were seized in dog fighting investigations have bitten animal shelter workers and behaved so bad in general that visitors are warned to stay away from their cages.Most of the 72 pit bulls bark furiously at visitors, propelling their bodies against the cage bars and grabbing a hold of the coats of passers-by, said Mark Kumpf, director at the Montgomery County Animal...