Category Archives: Truck Accidents

Unsolved Truck Crash Injures Elderly Man in Carroll, Ohio

Unsolved Truck Crash Injures Elderly Man in Carroll, Ohio

City: Orange, Ohio County: Carroll, Ohio Date of Accident: May 22, 2013 Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2006 Mercury Mariner An unsolved truck crash occurred in Orange, Carroll, Ohio, and resulted in injuries for an elderly man, Larry L. Webber of Bowerston, Ohio. According to reports from the ODPS, the man was driving…

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Tractor-Semi Crashes in Ashland, Ohio, and Injures 39 Year Old Man

Tractor-Semi Crashes in Ashland, Ohio, and Injures 39 Year Old Man

City: Ruggles, OhioCounty: Ashland, OhioDate of Accident: May 1, 2013Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2013 Ford Taurus / 2004 KW CCD Tractor Fireland EMS treated a 39 year old man of Elkart, IN at the scene for injuries he received following a crash that occurred in Ruggles, Ashland, Ohio on May 1, 2013…

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Driver Blacks Out and Crashes in Pickaway, Ohio

Driver Blacks Out and Crashes in Pickaway, Ohio

City: Harrisburg, Ohio County: Pickaway, Ohio Date of Accident: April 20, 2013 Type of Accident: Truck Accident – 2010 Freight Class 2 A truck driver allegedly blacked out while he was driving a 2010 Freight class 2 tractor-semi on Federal Highway 23 and crashed causing injuries to himself. On April 20, 2013, at approximately 7:57…

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Head On Crash in Monroe, Ohio, Injures Two Men

Head On Crash in Monroe, Ohio, Injures Two Men

City: Switzerland, Ohio County: Monroe, Ohio Date of Accident: May 7, 2013 Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2011 Ford F150 / 2013 Freight Two men sustained injuries in an accident that occurred in Switzerland, Monroe, Ohio, on May 7, 2013, at approximately 1:25 am. The two, a 45-year-old man from Garrettsville, Ohio was…

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Elderly Man Injured in Harrison, Ohio, Truck Crash

Elderly Man Injured in Harrison, Ohio, Truck Crash

City: North, OhioCounty: Harrison, OhioDate of Accident: March 13, 2013Type of Accident: Truck Accident – 2013 Freight Truck An elderly man sustained injuries in a truck accident that occurred in North, Harrison, Ohio on March 13, 2013 at approximately 3:45 pm. Police reports are that the 73 year old man was driving a 2013 Freight…

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Tractor/Deer Crash in Fayette, Ohio

Tractor/Deer Crash in Fayette, Ohio

City: Wayne, Ohio County: Fayette, Ohio Date of Accident: April 27, 2013 Type of Accident: Truck Accident – 2013 Mack Truck A crash occurred on Federal Highway 35 in Wayne, Fayette, Ohio and resulted in property damage on April 27, 2013, at approximately 9:15 am. According to reports supplied by the ODPS, Paul Snyder, an…

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Drug and alcohol testing on truck drivers

Drug and alcohol testing on truck drivers

The first thing a truck accident attorney will want to see are the results of drug and alcohol testing for a trucker involved in an accident. This testing is nothing new to a trucker, as they are subject to it through their employers at any time. As any experienced truck accident lawyer will no doubt…

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Big rig crash jackknife accident

Big rig crash jackknife accident

I just posted an article about an Ohio semi-truck accident where the 18-wheeler jack-knifed across highway I-70. What is a jack-knife truck accident? What causes these deadly crashes? A jack-knife refers to the type of tractor-trailer accident that occurs when a big rig skids and the trailer swings out to form a 90 degree angle…

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What the public needs to know about truck accident statistics

What the public needs to know about truck accident statistics

You have probably heard all these terms when it comes to describing a semi-truck: big rigs, 18 wheelers, tractor trailers, etc. All these terms relate to one specific type of vehicle that is essential on our nation’s highways. Without these trucks, the infrastructure of our country would come to a halt. However, when an accident…

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Cincinnati Truck Accident Lawyer Reviews Most Common Reasons 18 Wheelers Cause Accidents

Cincinnati Truck Accident Lawyer Reviews Most Common Reasons 18 Wheelers Cause Accidents

Author David Chester Truck Accident Lawyer Cincinnati, Ohio Some of the most common reasons that an eighteen wheeler has caused an accident are simply a lack of experience or an overworked, fatigued driver. Neither of those reasons are the fault of the injured party. The truck company should not let an inexperienced driver drive on…

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