Motor vehicle accidents

Statistically, teen drivers are likely to get into accidents while traveling on Ohio roads and highways. However, there are a number of steps that they can take to minimize their risk of a crash. These include keeping distractions to a minimum, driving while sober,...

Young drivers in Ohio and around the country are involved in fatal accidents four times as often as older motorists, and the road users who lose their lives in these crashes are usually their passengers, the occupants of other vehicles, cyclists or pedestrians....

When someone causes a car crash, they typically incur legal and financial responsibility for the consequences of the collision. When a crash is relatively minor, it may be possible for the driver at fault for the wreck to cover other people's losses using their...

Motor vehicle collisions cause some of the worst injuries that people can experience. For example, along with falls, contact sports and interpersonal violence, car crashes are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Different crash circumstances can cause...

Drivers on this nation’s highways and byways know that they have to contend with a lot of dangers. You won’t spend very long on the road without spotting near-misses between cars merging into traffic, unsafe lane changes, speeding in school and construction zones,...

Ohio's distracted driving law is changing. Recently, Governor DeWine signed a bill to make things a bit stricter regarding using your phone while driving. Here's what you need to know about the new law and what is (and isn't) allowed. What's changing? The new law will...

If you are like most people who get into a car crash, you expect insurance to take care of you. In most cases, it will, even if the other driver is the one who caused the collision. There are federal rules that regulate the insurance industry, and businesses generally...

If you drive north of Jackson County for about 150 miles, you will arrive in the Richland County town of Shelby. On the one-year anniversary of a violent motor vehicle crash, a man stood on a hill a few miles outside of Shelby and gazed at the wreck site, remembering...