Automobile Accidents

• Newborn Toledo baby suffers wrongful death in car accident

  Anneke Kurt | October 09, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A 1-month-old Toledo baby suffered a wrongful death Saturday after a car accident with a school bus, according to the Toledo Blade. The baby was sitting on her grandmother's lap in the front passenger seat when the bus struck the family's minivan in south Toledo. It is unknown if the baby's family or the bus driver suffered any personal injury. There were no children on the bus at the time of...

• Toledo car accident causes wrongful death for 19-year-old girl

  Anneke Kurt | September 27, 2007 6:56 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A 19-year-old Toledo woman was killed early Saturday morning in a car accident when she was struck by two different vehicles on Central Ave., according to the Toledo Blade. As Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys, we see many hit-and-run accidents involving pedestrians, resulting in serious personal injury or even wrongful death.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section...

• Car accidents cause worst Labor Day in five years

  Chuck Boyk | September 08, 2007 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  As Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys, we see the devastation car accidents can cause to families. Holidays are especially dangerous. This past Labor Day weekend marked the deadliest Ohio Labor Day holiday in five years, according to the State Highway Patrol, as reported by the Toledo Blade. The death toll rose by 71% this year when 24 people were killed in car accidents from midnight...

• Car Accident Leaves Parents Pushing For Traffic Lights

  Staff Writer | September 06, 2007 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A 13 year old boy was hit by a car on his way to school last week, and the accident has parents of Toledo-area children pushing to add traffic lights in front of the school.Toledo police say the eighth grader's parents were dropping him off Tuesday morning when they let him out in the middle of Glendale Ave. "They made a bad decision at the time," said Molly McHugh Branyan, candidate for Toledo...

• Young drivers at high risk if driving distracted

  Chuck Boyk | August 22, 2007 1:18 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Driving while distracted has become as big of an issue as drunk driving. Both are inherently dangerous and have contributed to the deaths of many drivers, including teenagers.Increased popularity of electronic devices such as cell phones and iPods have added to the distractions present in vehicles driven by teenagers. But for the young drivers who are also afflicted with attention deficit...

• Northwest Ohio family of five seriously injured in car crash

  Dale Emch | August 13, 2007 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A family of five from Ottawa County, Ohio, was seriously injured Sunday when a teenager collided with their minivan when attempting to pass. The 16-year-old driver who caused the accident was killed in the crash.Five members of the Lutman family were injured in the head-on collision that took place on U.S. 6 in Wood County, according to the Toledo Blade. Amy Lutman, 35, was in critical...

• Just say no to recorded statements

  Chuck Boyk | July 30, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A major mistake that I have found in my 24 years as a Toledo, Ohio, auto accident attorney is unrepresented people giving recorded statements to the insurance adjusters. The goal of the insurance adjuster is to lock the injured person into a set of facts that can be used to discredit the victim and their injury. This helps the insurance company pay less money.After I am hired to protect the...

• Treat consistently if you're injured in an accident

  Chuck Boyk | July 27, 2007 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Something that drives me crazy after 24 years as a Toledo personal injury attorney are clients who destroy their cases because they're not familiar with how the process works. A major pain for me are clients who claim they really have serious personal injuries but do not get consistent treatment to justify and help prove their claims.I am a strong believer that actions speak louder than words. ...

• Consumer Reports finds proper use of head restraints can limit whiplash injuries

  Dale Emch | July 18, 2007 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Whiplash doesn't sound like a serious injury, but people can suffer for years with injuries sustained in even minor rear-end collisions.The injury lawyers in our Toledo, Ohio, office have handled thousands of soft-tissue injury cases for clients who have had their heads snap forward and back after being struck in a rear-end collision. Most people rebound after a short-period of treatment, but...

• Two injured in Toledo auto accident

  Dale Emch | June 25, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Two people were seriously injured in a car accident in Toledo early this morning, according to the Toledo Blade. The accident occurred at East Central Avenue and Lagrange Street in north Toledo, the paper reported.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.