Car Accidents

Car accidents can lead to serious and fatal injuries. In fact, there are more than three thousand fatal car accidents a day, roughly ranging from 1.3 million deaths worldwide a year. Of these three thousand deaths, a large portion of these accidents is caused by...

The law requires that all roadgoing motorized vehicles come equipped with two essential safety tools – horns and headlight flashers. Unfortunately, many people do not know how to use them. The idea of these two things is to prevent crashes. Unfortunately, people’s...

A lot of folks are looking forward to Thanksgiving this year, but there’s also a large contingent of people who are eagerly anticipating the night before.  Known variously as “Drunksgiving,” “Drinksgiving” and “Blackout Wednesday,” the evening before the main holiday...

People who are involved in a car wreck are at risk of suffering catastrophic injuries. One of these is a traumatic brain injury, which can cause severe symptoms for the victim. Some people don’t realize that these symptoms might not show up right away. In fact, it can...

The force of a road traffic collision can be too much for the body to handle. In terms of injuries, there are numerous possibilities but injuries to the eyes are among the most severe. We rely on our vision for almost every aspect of our day-to-day life, and trauma to...

Sleep apnea is a condition that can affect people of all ages. While this is true, it’s commonly seen in the older population.  Even though sleep apnea is a common disorder, those with it may be at a higher risk of accidents or other dangerous driving behaviors.  The...

You know that you shouldn't get behind the wheel when you have had too much to drink or after taking prescription medication. You also know that it isn't safe to type out an email while on the highway, so you turn your ringer off before you start your car. When you...

Everyone knows that alcohol can lead to car accidents. Drunk driving crashes are a leading cause of death every single year. There are a lot of non-fatal crashes, as well. But have you ever wondered exactly how alcohol causes these car crashes? What is it about the...

After a car accident, you may look for injuries such as broken bones or lacerations. While these injuries are common in a crash, an accident can also harm you in ways that are not so easy to spot. Internal bleeding, for example, sometimes goes overlooked by first...

Ohio may not have the biggest cities in the country, nor the most urban areas -- but it does have a lot of car crashes. In 2020, there were more than 43,000 crashes on Ohio’s roads, and 2021 has been worse. Immediately after a collision, most people check to see if...