Ohio Truck Accidents: Determining Liability

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Ohio Truck Accidents: Determining Liability

Most of use do not think about determining liability in an Ohio truck accident until we are in one and some complex issues regarding Ohio truck accidents bare consideration.

Naturally, when a passenger vehicle and truck collide, the passenger vehicle generally sustains the greatest damage. Nationally, the driver of the other vehicle is usually responsible for the accident, and because of the sheer size and weight of most trucks, the driver and passengers in the other vehicle are at the greatest risk for injury and death. In fact, of the half million accidents that occur each year across the country, 75 percent of the time, the driver of the other vehicle is faulted. In harsh statistics, these Ohio truck accidents accidents cause the death of the driver of the other vehicle 98 percent of the time.

However, of the nearly 20,000 medium and heavy Ohio truck accidents that happen on Ohio roadways, nearly 10,000 were caused by truck driver error, as reflected in the “Crashes, Deaths and Injuries by Truck Drivers in Error” unit statistics per the ODPS, which appears to be above the national average.

Ohio Truck Accident Statistics

The Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) analyzes the data collected in all Ohio accidents reported across the state to formulate is annual Traffic Crash Statistics informational booklet. If use the crash statistics provided by the ODPS we see that in 2012:

  • About 72,000 pickup, medium, and heavy trucks were involved in accidents
  • 426,188 passenger vehicles were involved in accident.
  • 52,258 of those accidents involved pickup trucks
  • 469,266 total accidents occurred across the state, of which 19,750 involved medium and heavy trucks
  • 231 persons died in pickup related accidents, and 179 died in accidents with heavy and medium trucks
  • Nearly 17,000 people sustained injury in pickup, medium, and heavy truck accidents

Determining Liability in Ohio Truck Accidents

There are many factors that must be reviewed when determining fault in Ohio truck accidents, and trucking companies start investigating truck accidents almost immediately. For the other driver, truck accident liability can be complex as many entities may be involved, including the truck owner or driver, the leasing company, the truck manufacturer or the makers of any of its parts, and even the cargo shipping company.

The truck accident attorneys at Wright Schulte take an aggressive stance when negotiating with trucking firms and their insurance companies, to ensure that they treat our clients fairly. If you or your loved ones have been injured in an Ohio truck accident, it is of the utmost importance that you contact the experienced truck accident attorneys at Wright & Schulte LLC today.

About Wright & Schulte LLC

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