City: Salisbury, Ohio
County: Meigs, Ohio
Date of Accident: September 7, 2013
Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2011 Chevrolet / 1998 Ford Explorer 2
A SUV crashed and claimed the life of a 72 year old woman of Fairfax VA, while injuring a 31 year old woman in Salisbury, Meigs, Ohio, on September 7, 2013 at approximately 2:13 pm. According to reports from the police, the elderly woman, Julia Ann Stevens was driving a 2011 Chevy midsize car east from County Route 22, while the younger woman, Virginia E. Hunter was driving a 1998 Ford Explorer SUV north on State Route 7. The driver of the Chevy was allegedly struck by the SUV while it was crossing both lanes on State Route 7. The elderly woman was transported by Healthnet Helicopter to CAMC Charleston. Hunter was transported by Meigs County EMS to O’bleness Hospital. An occupant of the SUV, 31 year old Corey A. Putman was not injured.
The accidents that involved other post or pole or support amounted to 311 which caused injuries. Salisbury, Meigs, Ohio, had a population of 6,441 in 2010 and had a total of 2 fatal crashes of 92 and 35 injury crashes in 2011, which resulted in 55 injuries. Mid size vehicles that were involved in accidents in 2010 were 42,206 of a total of 161,361 which caused 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. Those which involved a ditch were 45 which resulted in fatalities.
If you’ve been injured in a Salisbury, Chester or Olive, Ohio, area accident, please call the Meigs County, Ohio, wrongful death lawyers at Chester Law Group at 800-218-4243.