Automobile Accidents

• Toledo man killed in traffic accident after attending church

  Dale Emch | June 20, 2007 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  An 83-year-old Toledo man died last weekend after he was struck by a car just after attending church services.George Wolinski died after he was struck by a driver who apparently hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, according to the Toledo Blade.Mr. Wolinski's wife and daughter also were injured in this tragic accident.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on...

• Blade introduces 'Legal Briefs' by Toledo Attorney Dale Emch

  Dale Emch | March 06, 2007 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  The Toledo Blade launched a new question-and-answer column called Dale Emch's "Legal Briefs" in Sunday's newspaper. The column is slated to run every other week in the paper's Sunday and online editions.The goal of the column is to provide practical legal information about a wide variety of subjects even though I focus my practice on personal injury and criminal defense work. I'll field...

• Small university south of Toledo reeling after tragic accident

  Dale Emch | March 03, 2007 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  BLUFFTON, OHIO - This small university town about 60 miles south of Toledo was badly shaken after four Bluffton University baseball players died when a team bus flipped over a railing on to I-75 in Atlanta Friday.The accident also claimed the lives of the driver of the tour bus and his wife.The team was traveling to Sarasota, Fla., to begin its season. Somehow the driver of the bus failed to...

• Toledo Woman Crashes into Restaurant

  Christina Cole | March 01, 2007 4:20 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A woman is in the hospital after a car accident where she crashed her car into a Subway restaurant in West Toledo. The accident occurred at the corner of West Sylvania and Peek.The woman got into an argument with her boyfriend, which led to her getting in her car and taking off, say officials. She ended up crashing into the rear of the Subway where the office is located.Police suspect she may...

• Accident victims in Ohio victimized again by insurance companies

  Dale Emch | February 22, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  You have to hand it to Ohio insurance companies and their message crafters. They've been screaming for years about the desperate need for tort reform, allegedly because personal injury attorneys in Toledo and throughout Ohio have hijacked the jury system. They knew it wasn't true, but that didn't stop them from hammering auto accident victims. As proof, of their disingenuous stance, consider...

• Insurance companies play hardball with accident victims

  Dale Emch | February 16, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Insurance companies are notorious for trying to low-ball people who have been injured in auto accidents instead of paying them a fair amount for their injuries. Personal injury attorneys have been saying this for years, but the insurance company lobbyists and the politicians they persuade have done a masterful job of painting accident victims as greedy cheaters. It's the same story in Toledo as...

• Toledo lawyer offers his version of the Ten Commandments for people involved in auto accidents

  Dale Emch | February 13, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  While Toledo braces for winter blast that could dump 10 inches of snow on the area by Wednesday afternoon, it's a good idea to keep some tips in mind if you're unfortunate to be involved in an car crash. Toledo auto accident lawyer Charles Boyk includes on the back of his business card his Ten Commandments for people involved in car accidents. Here they are:1. Thou shalt not panic and leave the...

• Toledo man killed in auto accident

  Dale Emch | February 10, 2007 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A Toledo man was killed Friday when his car crashed with a city of Monroe, Michigan, truck on South Dixie Highway, according to the Toledo Blade.Martin McNally, 56, was life-flighted to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo after the accident. A passenger in the car was listed in serious condition, the Blade reported.

• Deep freeze in Toledo area leads to multiple car crashes

  Dale Emch | February 08, 2007 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Temperatures hovering around the single digits since Sunday have made for difficult driving in Toledo and the rest of northwest Ohio, causing multiple auto accidents. Though ODOT was throwing salt on the roads, the cold temperatures made it less effective than normal, according to a story in the Toledo Blade. For more information, click on this link to read the Blade article.

• Toledo-area auto accident kills two, injures others

  Dale Emch | February 05, 2007 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Snowy weather, causing near whiteout conditions, caused a 21-car auto accident near Findlay that killed a couple and injured many more on Saturday, Feb. 3. The accident was so serious that it caused I-75 to be closed in both directions. Slick conditions and blowing snow made for dangerous driving throughout northwest Ohio, causing a number of injury accidents. For more information, read the...