A professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and world-famous Alzheimer’s disease researcher was killed in a car accident December 19. The man in the other car, who fled the scene, also was found dead near the scene. According to a recent story by CBS News, the researcher was walking along a road…
Recently, the Ohio Legislature passed a new amendment changing the current speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike from 65 miles per hour to 70 mph. This speed limit increase goes into effect on April 1, 2011 for all motorists including commercial truck drivers. In one of our previous blog posts last week, we reported…
Two children were seriously injured and transported to a Columbus hospital after a two vehicle accident in Muskingum County. Local news reports detail that two children were hospitalized after being seriously injured in a truck accident. Both children are currently being treated in a Columbus hospital for injuries sustained in Sunday’s crash. “According to…
According to recent blogs and news sources, the Ohio Turnpike Commission is attempting to increase the speed limits on the Ohio Turnpike. The Commission would like to raise the speed limit for cars and truck to 70 miles per hour from the already posted limit of 65. However, not everyone is thrilled about this…
State officials and environmental services responded to the scene of a truck accident involving a semi truck and another vehicle. According to news reports, “Troopers from the Lebanon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said the accident caused hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel to spill and it tying up traffic on northbound…
Two children and two adults are recovering from a truck accident on Thursday this week. The truck accident occurred when a pickup truck crashed into a parked utility truck, causing the utility worker to be thrown from the truck’s elevated bucket. Reports detail that the children, who were riding in the pickup with a…
A recent truck accident killed a man from Euclid when the truck he was driving crashed on Interstate 71 in Medina County on Tuesday morning. The truck accident occurred in the southbound lanes at about 8:23 a.m. near the 223 mile maker in Medina Township. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the truck…
A recent truck accident in Bath Township, Ohio, caused some major delays in traffic on Interstate 77 South on Wednesday morning. According to responding law enforcement officers and recent news reports, the truck accident occurred on I-77S, on a bridge going over State Route 18, when a jackknifed semi-truck was forced up against the…
The Ohio State Highway Patrol have reported that a Kentucky man was killed after “being a passenger in one of two commercial trucks involved in a rear-end collision early Wednesday in Mahoning County.” The man, of Nicholasville, Ky., was pronounced dead at the scene of the truck accident. Reports detail that the man was…
When considering how to best protect Ohio drivers and prevent Ohio truck accidents, much of the focus is on creating stricter laws and consequences for those who would violate them. However, such laws can be difficult to enforce, and therefore may not be as effective as intended. Much of the responsibility falls on trucking…