Automobile Accidents

• Personal injury from car accidents could be reduced after new car seat rating system

  Anneke Kurt | February 01, 2008 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Ohio state law requires that all children weighing less than 40 pounds use a car seat when riding in a motor vehicle, to prevent personal injury in the event of a car accident, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The government agency also recommends a booster seat for children over 40 pounds until they are 8 years old or 4 feet 9 inches tall. Riding in the car as a...

• Car accidents, personal injury can result from texting while driving

  Anneke Kurt | January 31, 2008 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys want to remind readers that while technology can improve our lives, some of our gadgets can be distracting when we're behind the wheel. The risk for a car accident increases by 50 percent for those who text while driving, according to a study by psychologists at the University of Utah. Text messaging has become the fastest new way to keep in touch...

• Will Toledo, Ohio car accidents, personal injury subside at intersections with blinking stop signs?

  Anneke Kurt | January 17, 2008 3:50 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Seven signs with bright, LED lights surrounding the perimeter have been put up in the northwest Ohio area, at intersections where stop signs have previously been ignored, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation, or ODOT. These newly installed stop signs could prevent Toledo, Ohio car accidents.ODOT hopes that these attention-grabbing signs will prevent car accidents, in turn reducing...

• Drunk driving results in personal injury, wrongful death in Toledo, Ohio

  Anneke Kurt | January 16, 2008 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Drunk driving has contributed to 19 Lucas County fatalities in 2007 alone, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The legal blood alcohol level limit for drivers in the State of Ohio is 0.08. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys want to point out, however, that car accidents due to drinking and driving can occur even when the driver is under that 0.08 limit. According to the Toledo...

• Car accidents, personal injury easier to handle with good insurance coverage

  Anneke Kurt | January 10, 2008 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys often see cases involving people who are injured by drivers who don't have insurance. If the injured party does not have uninsured or underinsured coverage on their insurance policy, their medical bills may be paid out of their own pocket. Uninsured and underinsured coverage protects drivers from these types of situations.Not only will auto insurance...

• Are elderly drivers to blame for car accidents resulting in wrongful death?

  Anneke Kurt | December 28, 2007 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Wrongful death caused by car accidents involving elderly drivers is currently at the same rate of death caused by teenage drivers, with an average of three deaths per 100 million drivers, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Personal injuries from car accidents are also on the rise as the baby boomers age. Many elderly drivers hang on to driving as a way to preserve their...

• Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney may require certain documents in event of car accident

  Anneke Kurt | December 11, 2007 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  It is possible to have a power of attorney outside of the attorney-client relationship, and questions surrounding documents of this type are addressed in Attorney Dale Emch's December 9, 2007 Toledo Blade column, "Legal Briefs." In the event of personal injury due to a car accident, it is often necessary for our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys to have clients sign a power of attorney to...

• Wrongful death, personal injury to pedestrians increase with changing of clocks

  Anneke Kurt | November 05, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  As we move the clocks back an hour as daylight savings time ends, personal injury and wrongful death are more likely to occur on the roads. According to CNN.com, pedestrians walking at dusk are three times more likely to be struck and suffer wrongful death in a car accident than before the clocks moved back. The highest personal injury and wrongful death risk for pedestrians occurs around 6pm...

• Distractions in the car can be deadly

  Chuck Boyk | August 22, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Driving while distracted is dangerous, especially among inexperienced teen drivers. Distractions in the car can be almost as hazardous as driving while drunk. Increased popularity of electronic devices such as cell phones and iPods have added to the distractions present in vehicles driven by teenagers. But for the young drivers who are also afflicted with attention deficit disorder, the...

• Teen-aged driver causes serious car crash near Bowling Green

  Dale Emch | August 13, 2007 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  A 16-year-old who only had her license for three months caused a head-on collision Sunday that injured a family of five from the Oak Harbor, Ohio, area. The young driver from West Virginia died in the accident.Five members of the Lutman family were injured in the head-on collision that took place on U.S. 6 in Wood County, according to the Toledo Blade. Amy Lutman, 35, was in critical condition,...