Sharon Beebe, a 66-year-old patient at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, lost her life Sunday after she fell though a fourth-floor window in her room. Her fall appears to have been an accident.

Staff at the nearby nurse’s station heard the noise around 9:40 p.m. Beebe was scheduled to be released Monday.

She was found on a first-floor roof by rescuers and was pronounced dead in the emergency room a short time later.

Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death attorneys have handled several cases involving falls. One such case dealt with a person who was in a YWCA shelter looking out the window. As she did so the glass broke. She fell and lost her life as a result.

If you’ve had a loved one suffer a wrongful death and you’d like to speak with one of our attorneys, call 800.637.8170 for a free consultation.

More details are emerging about the tragic accident that claimed the life of 11-year-old Ahjzanae Triplett, a girl who has been called helpful and good-spirited.

Ahjzanae was collecting rocks outside her apartment with her brother and another child when she became trapped between the enclosed parking lot’s mechanical gate and its control box. She died of compressive asphyxia because she was wedged into such a tight space, according to a Lucas County deputy coroner.

There is still no indication of how the gate was activated or how she got stuck.

Wallick-Hendy Properties, the company that manages the apartment complex where the accident occurred, says this was the first accident involving an electric gate at one of its properties.

According to a quote from city Law Director Adam Loukx in the Toledo Blade, the city of Toledo has no liability in this accident because “the city does not own, control or operate the building.”

That same Toledo Blade article states that two girls in the United Kingdom were recently killed in similar accidents. Karolina Golabek, 5, and Semelia Campbell, 6, both lost their lives after becoming stuck in automatic gates.

Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers want to stress that there are important steps that the family must take after this tragic accident. First, there needs to be a thorough investigation of the accident scene and all witnesses present. The easiest way to do this is to hire an attorney and allow them to use the experts and private investigators they consult on a daily basis to find out what really happened.

One of the issues in a wrongful death case is that the family wants answers to what happened. In order for them to go on with their lives, an investigation needs to be conducted. Using expert witnesses and private investigators will help find answers and provide closure for the family.

An attorney can also help the family navigate the confusing sea of paperwork, probate, and investigations that follow tragic accidents like these. Dealing with the logistics of a wrongful death case is nearly impossible when you are mourning the loss of a loved one.

Donations for Ahjzanae’s memorial service are being accepted at Key Bank branches.

Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers were saddened to hear of the death of 11-year-old Ahjzanae Triplett over the weekend.

She was playing with her younger brother and another child near the mechanical gate of her Museum Place apartment when the gate opened and trapped her between it and its control box.

There is no sign so far of how the gate was activated, as no cars tried to enter or leave the parking lot around the time of the accident. The gate can be opened either by a car driving over a control pad or by a device similar to a garage door opener.

There is an electronic eye on the gate that can tell when there is an object in its path, but its position prevented it from detecting the girl.

Our thoughts are with her family at this difficult time.

Under this category,  Toledo, Ohio fatal accident beneficiaries can seek financial compensation for the inheritance they might have received from the decedent had the decedent lived a normal lifespan.

Most of us don’t have to hire lawyers very many times in their lives, so there’s an understandable apprehension. One source of anxiety is the fear that hiring a lawyer will cost too much money. In a Toledo, Ohio wrongful death case, though, that shouldn’t be a concern. The vast majority of lawyers handling cases like these will work on a contingent-fee basis. That means that the attorney’s fee is covered through the settlement proceeds or jury award.

The benefit of this type of arrangement is that the client doesn’t have to pay the lawyer a big retainer up front and doesn’t have to cover the numerous expenses involved in wrongful death cases. Litigating cases is an expensive endeavor. Most people would never be able to come up with enough money to pay a lawyer by the hour for these time-consuming cases, let alone cover the big-ticket items such as payments to medical experts and the creation of complicated exhibits. Under a contingency fee agreement, family members who lost a loved one don’t have to be rich to get their day in court.

If you or someone you know has lost a loved one to tragic circumstances, you need information. Order your FREE copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book to learn your rights. Our attorneys are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and we have six locations in northwest Ohio where we can meet with you – for free – to discuss your case.

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