Many people in Ohio are familiar with the butterfly effect. Seemingly minor occurrences start a chain of events that has drastic consequences later. Large truck maintenance issues are a good example. A fully loaded semi-truck weighs more than 80,000 pounds. Minor steering, brake, or other problems could cause catastrophic injuries. Truck drivers, like all other…
Princeton-Glendale Road (aka State Route 747) is an almost arrow-straight highway that connects Glendale and Monroe. Straight roads encourage fatigue and speeding. Therefore, they are much more dangerous than curved roads. In a few cases, unsafe freeway design, or improper maintenance, substantially causes car wrecks. But in most cases, design/maintenance issues are a contributing cause.…
Were You Hit by a Negligent Driver? Negligent drivers cause thousands of collisions in Ohio every year. Many of those crashes result in serious and deadly injuries to others, including motorists and pedestrians. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, more than 1,200 people were killed in fatal crashes in the state in 2021. Thousands…
Can I Sue a Drunk Driver? Nobody expects to be injured in a collision with a drunk driver, yet these crashes occur with some frequency. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, there were a total of 720 OVI-related fatalities in 2021. That number represented an increase from prior years. In 2020, for example, there…
Who is Liable in a Multi-Vehicle Accident? Motor vehicle collisions occur with frequency in Ohio, and many of these crashes are multi-vehicle accidents. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, there were a total of 1,244 fatal crashes in Ohio in 2021, which resulted in a total of 1,148 motor vehicle fatalities. Thousands more nonfatal…
Trucking accidents can occur suddenly and without any kind of warning in and around Hamilton, Ohio. The larger Cincinnati area is a location on frequent large truck routes. Those routes include major travel in East-West or cross country directions, as well as North-South. Butler County includes a number of major highways, as well as local…
