It's been almost two years since Ohio legislators enacted a ban on texting while driving - one of the strictest in the nation, particularly for novice drivers. Ohio Revised Code 4511.204 holds that no person operating a motor vehicle is allowed to do so while using a handheld, electronic wireless communications device to write, send...
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Columbus Traffic Accidents & Wrong-Way Collision Risks
Head-on collisions are universally recognized as one of the most dangerous types of car accidents on the road. Unfortunately, these types of collisions occur frequently when drivers cross over a double yellow line or otherwise travel opposite of the legal direction of traffic. Wrong way driving is the cause of around three percent of auto...
Read MoreOhio Car Accidents - Tired Drivers Create High Risk
Many drivers find themselves feeling overtired and even, in some cases, nodding off as they drive. An estimated 1/3 of all American adults are sleep deprived, so it is no surprise that drowsy driving is a common practice. It is also a dangerous practice, with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimating that driver fatigue...
Read MoreOhio Traffic Safety Watch: These Behaviors Aren’t Just “Annoying.”
Many people spend a lot of time as a passenger in a car, either with a spouse or with friends. Recently, Insure.com decided to take a survey of how these passengers view the people who are driving the vehicles they are riding in. According to the Columbus Dispatch, 36 percent of the drivers who were...
Read MoreDeer Season and Ohio Car Accident Risks
Accidents involving deer cause 200 deaths annually and result in thousands of injuries. Vehicle damage costs exceed $2.6 billion and the average auto accident claim arising from a collision with a deer costs more than $3,000. Car accident attorneys in Columbus, OH know that there were 20,996 deer strikes last year and that there has been...
Read MoreColumbus Pedestrian Accidents in Focus as OSU Begins Classes
In the United States, a pedestrian is killed in a car accident once every two hours on average. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that at least one pedestrian is injured in the U.S. every eight minutes on average. This means that more than 70,000 pedestrians are injured every single year and thousands...
Read MoreTeens at High Risk of Speed-Related Traffic Accidents in Ohio
Speeding drivers are at high risk of being involved in a fatal accident since they are more likely to lose control of their car or to be unable to stop in time. They are also more likely to die since higher speeds result in crashes with more force and momentum, and in turn greater potential...
Read MoreConstruction Company Sued for Alleged Role in Accident in Construction Zone
According to WDTN, an Ohio man was killed in an auto accident in a construction zone, after he accidentally drove through barricades that had been erected to block off a man-made ravine. Three other passengers were in the car and have filed a lawsuit. A wrongful death claim has also been filed in regards to...
Read MoreDriver Faces Criminal Charges After Ohio Motorcycle Accident
Earlier this year, a 68-year-old Ohio man was killed in a devastating motorcycle accident. According to WFMJ, the man killed was a former chief of a local volunteer fire department. He was killed when he was struck by an SUV as he was riding his motorcycle. The driver of the SUV now faces six criminal...
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