Posts tagged Car Accidents

• Two Akron Residents Killed in Turnpike Vehicle Crash(2)

  Jack Landskroner | June 20, 2007 9:29 PM | 1 CommentAkron, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Boy Saved After Plane Crash in Lake Erie, 2 Still Missing

  Jenny Albano | September 04, 2007 10:18 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Two Akron Residents Killed in Turnpike Vehicle Crash

  Jack Landskroner | June 20, 2007 9:29 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Another Drunk Driver with Multiple Convictions Causes Crash

  Jack Landskroner | May 02, 2007 12:26 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• What to Do If Involved in an Car Accident

  Jack Landskroner | April 29, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Explaining Damages in a Civil Law Suit: What's Your Case Worth?

  Jack Landskroner | April 09, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Pedestrian Killed in Accident in Barberton

  Jack Landskroner | April 03, 2007 11:06 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Another Death Caused By Drunk Driving On 71

  Jack Landskroner | March 29, 2007 8:56 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Another life has been taken by a drunk driver. This time the reckless actions of a driver under the influence took the life of a Cleveland area man when a collision occured earlier this week.. The woman accused of killing a Brook Park man in a head-on crash on Interstate 71 Tuesday night had an alcohol level that was more than twice the legal limit, Cleveland police Lt. Thomas Stacho said...

• Kids Arrested For Throwing Rocks Off Overpass

  Jack Landskroner | March 28, 2007 2:40 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Traumatic Brain Injury May Show No Visible Damage But Can Have Devastating Effect

  Jack Landskroner | March 27, 2007 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  When someone suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a car accident, workplace or industrial accident, or as the result of a fall, concussion or other traumatic event, the impact of the injury can be severe or appear to be almost non-existent. However, a TBI can do significant damage without leaving any visible signs, so the initial injury is often dismissed as just a bump on the head when far...