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• 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...

• 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...

• Angry Motorist May be Charged in Fatal Car Accident

  Christina Cole | January 18, 2007 8:41 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Vermilion police suspect an angry motorist might be the cause of a fatal car accident that occurred on Sunday night in Vermilion on Ohio 2. The Vermilion Prosecutors' office said charges may be filed as early as today against a New London man, 19, who may have been chasing a Chevy Camaro driven by Christopher Pauley, 19, after Pauley allegedly cut him off in traffic earlier that evening.The...

• Ohio fatal accident lawyers | Books recommendations for dealing with tragic loss of loved one

  Chuck Boyk | January 15, 2009 3:12 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Our Ohio wrongful death lawyers see the devastation that Ohio fatal accidents can have on a family. Our attorneys encourage the surviving family and friends to talk about their feelings, and avoid...

• Living wills, healthcare power of attorneys discussed by Toledo, Ohio car accident attorney Dale Emch

  Chuck Boyk | October 03, 2008 8:54 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Although death can be a difficult subject to discuss, it is important that your family knows what to do in the event that you cannot make decisions for yourself. Living wills and healthcare power...

• Are high gas prices preventing car accidents?

  Chuck Boyk | July 29, 2008 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  The federal government reported that the miles traveled by Americans was 1.8% less in April 2008 than it was in April 2007. Many believe that the high gas prices have prevented more people from...

• Motorcycle helmets not required by Ohio law, can still save lives

  Chuck Boyk | June 24, 2008 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  The number of motorcycle accidents resulting in wrongful death has increased 125% in the past 10 years, according to Parade magazine. Lack of helmet use has contributed to these fatalities, as well...