Ohio updates in category: Motorcycle Accidents

Our Toledo, Ohio motorcycle accident attorneys see firsthand what a motorcycle accident injury can do to a rider and their family. Motorcycle accident injuries can happen for a number of reasons,...

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A Florida man suffered personal injury after a motorcycle accident Wednesday, according to the Toledo Blade. The motorcycle accident, which occurred in Sandusky County, happened after a car pulled...

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Motorcycle accident injuries can happen for a number of reasons, but the most common reason riders are injured is when they do not wear a helmet. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety...

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The number of motorcycle accidents resulting in wrongful death has increased 125% in the past 10 years, according to Parade magazine. Lack of helmet use has contributed to these fatalities, as well...

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Ohio is among the top 5 states with the most motorcycle riders. Motorcycle sales here have increased by about 16% per year. With growing popularity comes an increased need to educate motorists...

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Spring is here, and with the increase in temperatures comes an increase in motorcycles on the roadways. There are over 4 million motorcycles registered in the U.S. Unfortunately, motorcycle...

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The chance for a motorcycle accident increases as drivers get used to sharing the road with motorcyclists when bike season starts, which is why it is so important to protect yourself. As the weather warms up and snow disappears from the pavement, more and more motorcycles are dusted off brought out on the roads. When preparing a bike for its first ride of the year, riders should also prepare to...

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As the weather warms up and snow disappears from the pavement, more and more motorcycles are dusted off brought out on the roads. When preparing a bike for its first ride of the year, riders should also prepare to wear a helmet, in order to prevent personal injury in the event motorcycle accident. The chance for a motorcycle accident increases as drivers get used to sharing the road with...

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A motorcyclist is 37 times more likely than someone driving a car to suffer wrongful death in a car accident in 2006, per vehicle mile traveled, according to the Insurance Information Institute. They are 8 times more likely to suffer personal injury as a result of a motorcycle accident. Over 4,800 people in 2006 suffered wrongful death as a result of motorcycle accidents in the United States,...

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Over 4,800 people in 2006 suffered wrongful death as a result of motorcycle accidents in the United States, with the number of fatalities increasing every year for the past nine years, according to the Insurance Information Institute.The risk of a car accident or motorcycle accident is higher for those riding bikes, since there is no barrier between the rider and the road. Motorcycle accidents...

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A motorcyclist, 24, was killed Saturday in a motorcycle accident on Middle Beaver Road in Elk Run Township.A Trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in Lisbon, said the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.The man was traveling eastbound on his bike, on Middle Beaver Road, just before 6 p.m. when the motorcycle went off the ride side of the highway and struck an...

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Increased horsepower, older drivers and lighter bikes are causing more deaths than ever in Toledo, Ohio and around the country. The number of motorcycle deaths has more than doubled in the past ten years, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, as more than 4,500 people die each year in motorcycle accidents, with over 87,000 motorcycle-related injuries. Toledo, Ohio lost nine...

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Our office has known based on calls we've received that motorcycle accidents and deaths have been on the increase. A story in the Toledo Blade revealed the stats of what we've only surmised from anecdotal evidence. In an interesting and well-written article, the Toledo Blade reported that last year the number of motorcycle fatalities across the country rose 5.1 percent last year over 2005.Most...

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A rash of motorcycle accidents seem to have taken place recently around Toledo, Findlay, and Bowling Green. As a personal injury lawfirm that handles motorcycle accidents, we naturally see more motorcycle accidents as the summer wears on.Two fatal accidents occurred in northwest Ohio on Sunday. In Hancock County, near Arlington, Ohio, Perry Fletcher was riding his motorcycle on Madison Township...

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A woman who has pled not guilty to two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault in Perry County, had been on many different medications the day of the accident, according to court records.Lorraine M. Mattox, 45, was indicted in October after an accident in July with a group of motorcycle riders, left two riders dead. Prosecutor Joseph Flautt said, if convicted,...

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