Woman/Boy Injured in Geauga, OH, Head On Crash

City: Munson, Ohio
County: Geauga, Ohio
Date of Accident: February 2, 2014
Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2011 Chevrolet / 1997 Ford Ranger

A 35 year old woman and a 4 year old boy sustained injuries in an accident that occurred in Munson, Geauga, Ohio, on February 2, 2014 at approximately 9:35 am. According to police reports, the woman, Catherine Mary Knight of Chardon, Ohio, was driving a 2011 Chevy SUV, west on Wilson Mills Road, while a 20 year old woman was driving a 1997 Ford Ranger pickup, north on Auburn Road and was merging east onto Wilson Mills Road. She allegedly lost control of the pickup and went left of the center of the roadway, striking the SUV head on. The young woman was charged. The child, who was an occupant of the SUV and the woman who was driving, were transported by Munson Rescue to Geauga Hospital. Frank’s and Fade’s towed the vehicles.

In Munson, Geauga Ohio, in 2012, there were 39 injury crashes which resulted in 60 injuries. The population of Munson in 2012 was 6,450. Drivers drove left of the center of the road in 2010 in 1,541 injury crashes. In the category of road condition by crash severity, there were 4,452 persons who were injured when there was snow on the road of a total of 24,605. Head-on collisions which occurred in Ohio in 2010 amounted to 3,096 that resulted in injuries. In the category of road condition by crash severity, there were 207 persons who were injured when there was slush on the road of a total of 1,033.

If you have been injured in Burton, Munson, or Parkman, Ohio, area please call the Geauga County, Ohio, car accident attorneys at Chester Law at 800-218-4243.