Our lawyers handle fatal Ohio accidents on a regular basis. We deal with families who have lost loved ones to Ohio car accidents, Ohio medical malpractice mishaps, even deadly Ohio work accidents.

While we might not know what it is like to walk in the shoes of someone who has lost someone dear to them, we hope that our experience dealing with Ohio wrongful death claims helps our clients to work on their greiving process and not worry about the legal process.

Read the first tip of the Top Ten Things You Can Do to Cope With The Loss of a Loved One, according to ezinearticle.com.

1. Find someone you trust to talk about how the death is affecting you. Don’t keep your feelings to yourself and increase the stress you are already under. Talk to a friend, a close co-worker, or another family member. Talking about your feelings with someone you trust is an important part of the healing process.

If you or someone you know has lost a loved one to tragic circumstances, you need information. Call 800.637. 8170 to order your free copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book to protect the rights of your family.

Traffic accidents are the leading cause of childhood death and injury; they kill about 260,000 children a year and injure about 10 million more. Children between the ages of 10 to 19 are largely represented in this number. There are a few simple safety tips and precautions you can take to greatly reduce your chances to in being a part of this statistic. 

1.) Pay attention!! Obey posted traffic signs, they are there to help warn you of what may be ahead such as a winding road or a sharp left turn. 

2.) Drive according to the road conditions. Use slower speeds during rainy or snowy weather; wet roads greatly increase the required distance to break safely. 

3.) Wear your seatbelt. They will not only keep you safe in an accident but could help you prevent one.

4.) Don’t tailgate. Try to keep as much distance between you and other vehicles, this includes driving next to another car.

5.) Pay extra attention in parking lots, this is the area where most traffic injuries happen. There is a higher volume of people around and therefore there is a much higher risk of vehicle-pedestrian accidents. 

If you or someone you know has lost a loved one in an Ohio fatal car accident, contact our office at 1.800.637.8170 for some information or a FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, fatal car accidents occur most frequently for drivers aged 16 to 19 years of age. Why does this happen?

The California Department of Motor Vehicles took a look at the teen driver crash risks, and found that contributing factors to the high rate of fatal car accident involving teens included:

The inability to detect hazards - this skill comes with time, as the driver spends more and more time behind the wheel. New drivers are not able to fully recognize when there is a hazard in their surroundings.

Low risk perception - Teen drivers are not only more likely NOT to recognize a hazard, but they are also more likely to take risks while behind the wheel. This makes for a dangerous combination of decision making that can lead to fatal car accidents.

Want to read the other factors that can lead to fatal teen car accidents? Read “Why are car accidents highest among teens? Part II” in our next blog.

We urge parents to talk to their teens about safe driving techniques, and smart decision making. Encourage your teen to get a lot of driving practice while you are in the car, and be open about the hazards that car arise behind the wheel.

If you or someone you know has lost a loved one to tragic circumstances, order your free copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book, by calling our office at 800.637.8170. Our Ohio fatal teen car accident attorneys are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to serve you.

Even though you buy full coverage auto insurance to protect you and your family in an Ohio car accident doesn’t mean that you will be fully covered.

Our Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyers see cases where an Intrafamily Exclusion is deeply written in an auto policy, which denies coverage if the Ohio car accident is caused by a family member. Many families do not know that their full coverage policy contains this exclusion - even though they pay extra money for what they think is full coverage.

Our Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyers urge drivers to double check with their insurance agents to see if this clause is present in their policy. If it is, make arrangements to change coverages. An Ohio car accident is jut that - an accident. Everyone should be entitled to compensation after an Ohio car accident, regardless of who causes it.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a Toledo, Ohio car accident, contact our office to receive your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 33 people die and 16,000 are injured each week in the United States in non-traffic car accidents. Non-traffic fatal car accidents include accidents such as vehicular backovers, children being strangled when a motorized window goes up, kids passing away after being left in a hot automobile and suffering from hyperthermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, and car fires.

KidsandCars.org, a non-profit organization that advocates for kids and automobile safety, was happy to see the statistics finally gathered and released, since they have been rallying to have the government gather info on fatal car accidents and injuries that do not happen on the roads. 

Our Findlay, Ohio car accident lawyers urge parents to be extra careful with their kids around cars, regardless if you are on the road or in your driveway. If you or someone you know has been injured in or around a car, contact our office today to order your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.