City: Salem, Ohio
County: Monroe, Ohio
Date of Accident: December 19, 2013
Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2008 International Truck / 2003 Cadillac
An 18-year-old woman was transported by Clarington EMS to Ruby Memorial and charged with operating her vehicle without reasonable control. On December 19, 2013 at approximately 8:18 am, she sustained injuries in a crash that occurred in Salem, Monroe, Ohio. According to reports from the OSHP, a 61-year-old man, Bruce W. Lodge was driving a 2008 International truck, east on State Route 78. The woman was driving a 2003 Caddy full-size car, west on the same road. She allegedly lost control of the car in a curve and it went across State Route 78 into the eastbound lane of travel and struck the truck. A & S towed the SUV.
Crashes that were caused by drivers traveling at unsafe speed in 2011 were 4, 778 that caused injuries. In 2012, Salem, Monroe, Ohio had a total of 1,046 residents. There were 4 injury crashes that resulted in 7 injuries. Accidents, which involved single unit trucks with 2+ axles and 6 tires and resulted in injuries amounted to 1,067 in 2010 in Ohio. Those accidents, which were angle crashes, were 21,458, which resulted in injuries in 2010. Accidents that occurred and resulted in injuries when it was cloudy amounted to 19,791.
If you’ve been injured in a Center, Bethel or Salem, Ohio, area accident, please call the Monroe County, Ohio, truck accident lawyers at Chester Law Group at 800-218-4243.