Automobile Accidents | InjuryBoard Akron

A plane crashed on the night of September 3 into Lake Erie, near Kelley's Island in Ohio. The plane held a 46 year-old man and his two sons. When the plane crashed, one of the boys was able to escape and was rescued by Chuck Herndon, who was on the lake in his boat that night. According to Herndon, the 7 year-old boy matter-of-factly stated, "'My father and my brother were killed in a plane...

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Two Akron residents were killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike in Brecksville. According to police reports both vehicles were in the middle lane going eastbound when the car and truck collided. Naushad M. Khimji, 55, and his passenger, Fatema N. Khimji, 22, died when their 1992 Honda Accord collided with a semi-truck just before 3:30 p.m. The driver of the truck suffered...

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Two Akron residents were killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike in Brecksville. According to police reports both vehicles were in the middle lane going eastbound when the car and truck collided. Naushad M. Khimji, 55, and his passenger, Fatema N. Khimji, 22, died when their 1992 Honda Accord collided with a semi-truck just before 3:30 p.m. The driver of the truck suffered...

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Yet another DUI offender with multiple convictions has been involved in a crash this week in Akron. Thankfully, no one, including the drunk driver was hurt. Danny E. Schuster, 28, of Ackley Street in Akron was arrested this morning on a sixth drunken driving charge. Akron police found him at 3 a.m. passed out in a Honda Civic that had crashed into a guardrail on Ohio 76 at South Arlington...

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It is a good idea as a driver of a motor vehicle to be prepared in advance for the unexpected car accident. Of course basic steps can be taken to lessen the risk of getting into an accident or suffering an injury in a crash including buckling up, never driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, not driving when overly tired and making sure the vehicle is in good working order and in...

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Attorney Scott Smith does a nice job of summarizing the role of damages in a civil law suit in his April 7th blog post. Scott talks about compensatory, punitive and nominal damages and how they come into play when a jury makes its decision of what verdict to award a plaintiff in a personal injury law suit. The law permits you to seek recovery after an accident to "make you whole again." The...

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Very little information has been disclosed about the death of a pedestrian in Akron this week after a vehicle struck him in the roadway on Nortan Avenue. A 59-year-old Akron man was killed after being struck by a car when he crossed a Barberton street about 8:30 p.m. Monday. Larry W. Dean, whose last known address was on Chester Avenue in Akron, was crossing Norton Avenue near Fifth Street...

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As if there are not enough dangers of driving this nations highways, add to the mix the risk of kids throwing rocks off interstate overpasses, and you've created a recipe for disaster. The Brecksville Police Department arrested two boys from Middleburg Heights on Monday night and is looking at a third juvenile suspect in connection with recent highway vandalism, including throwing rocks off...

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A woman on her way home from a show at the Carousel Dinner Theatre on Tuesday evening was hit by a car, driven by another theatre guest, according to Akron Police.The car accident happened around 10:40pm at 1275 E. Waterloo Road. The woman was walking across the theatre parking lot when she was truck by a car that was backing out of its parking space, police said. The older gentleman of the car...

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