Crash at Stop Sign in Mahoning, Ohio Injures Two

City: Milton, Ohio
County: Mahoning, Ohio
Date of Accident: April 10, 2013
Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2002 Chevrolet Avalon / 2006 Buick

Failing to yield at a stop sign allegedly caused a crash on April 10, 2013 at approximately 4:25 pm in Milton, Mahoning, Ohio, which resulted in injuries for two people, a 16 year old youth of Diamond, Ohio and a 35 year old woman of Newton Falls, Ohio. Police reports are that the youth was driving a 2002 Chevy Avalon SUV, east on Creed Road (County Route 176), while the woman was driving a 2006 Buick midsize car headed north on State Route 534. The youth allegedly failed to yield from a stop sign and was struck by the Buick. Both were treated at the scene by St. Elizabeth EMS. American towed the Chevy and Carl’s towed the Buick.

In 2011, Milton, Mahoning, Ohio, whose population was 4,107, suffered a total of 22 injury crashes, with 31, which resulted in injuries. Accidents that occurred in 2010 which involved drivers’ failure to yield accounted for 12,165, while those, which were angle crashes, were 21,458, which resulted in injuries in 2010. Stop signs can be very dangerous. This is because we are all forced to trust that another will abide by Ohio laws regarding stop signs. In Ohio, as you know, every one is required to stop fully and completely at every stop sign.

If you’ve been injured in a Poland, Milton or Goshen, Ohio, area accident, please call the Mahoning County, Ohio, car accident attorneys at Chester Law Group at 800-218-4243.