City: Union, Ohio
County: Clinton, Ohio
Date of Accident: February 6, 2014
Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2006 Peterbilt Truck / 1999 International Truck
A 46 year old man of Dennison, Ohio, sustained injuries in an accident that occurred in Union, Clinton, Ohio, on February 6, 2014 at approximately 9:45 am. Police reports are that a 23 year old man of Thorofare, Ohio, was driving a 2006 Peterbilt truck south on Interstate Route 71 at the same time that 46 year old Kenneth R. Hinzman Jr was driving a 1999 International truck in the same direction on that road. The younger man was driving in the right lane with the older man driving in the left. The young man allegedly changed lanes and forced the International truck off the left side of the roadway and into a snow-covered median. Wilmington Fire EMS transported Hinzman, who was injured and Cox’s towed his truck. The younger man was charged.
The drivers who crashed because they made improper lane changes were 3,930, which resulted in injuries. In Union, Clinton Ohio, in 2012, the population was 14,929 there were a total of 49 injury crashes, which resulted in 72 injuries. Those accidents which involved tractor/semi-trailers amounted to 1,875 which resulted in injuries. Accidents which involved cargo equipment loss or shifting amounted to 27 which caused injuries in 2010, while accidents which were solved in 2010 stood at 2,756 of a total of 12,810 which caused injuries. Accidents which involved other non-collision were 667 which caused injuries.
If you’ve been injured in a Union, Chester or Adams, Ohio, area accident, please call the Clinton County, Ohio, car accident lawyers at Chester Law at 800-218-4243.