Truck Accident Profiles: Ohio
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Ohio State Overview  |  Truck Accident Statistics  |  Car Accident Statistics 
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Note: All values are approximate, based on available crash data.

• Fatal Truck Accidents: 147 / year
• Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 4,428 / year
• Accident Locations: 48% (Urban), 52% (Rural)
• Carrier Information:
  • 46% of Ohio truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not OH.
  • Largest Ohio Truck Carriers:

There were no contributing weather conditions in 83% of Ohio truck accidents.

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Car Accident Statistics

• Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes: 1,286 / year
• Multi-Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Fatalities: 575 / year
• Approx. 61% of fatal car accidents occurred at speeds of 55mph or greater.
• 333 auto accidents resulting in fatalities were on roads with 3 or more traffic lanes.
• Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes: $11+ Billion/year

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Major Interstates, Intrastates, and Highway Corridors

Seven Interstates and the Ohio Turnpike make travel easy through the state of Ohio.

Ohio Turnpike: The turnpike is incorporated into the Interstate Highway system, with I-80 and I-90 south of Cleveland as well as parts of I-76. It feeds from the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Petersburg, OH and to the Indiana Toll road near Columbia.

Interstate 70: I-70 starts at Cove Fort, UT and ends in Baltimore, MD. Ohio contains 255 miles of the highway, which passes through Columbus, Dayton, Springfield and Cambridge. Spur routes 270 and 670 extend around Columbus.

Interstate 71: I-71 begins in Louisville, KY and ends in Cleveland, OH. 247 miles run through Ohio, with interchanges at the major cities of Cincinnati, Columbus, Seville, Strongville and Mansfield. Spur route 471 extends around Cincinnati.

Interstate 75: I-75 stretches from Hialeah, FL to Sault Ste. Marie, MI at the Canadian border. 211 miles run through Ohio, where it passes through Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo.

Interstate 76: I-76 begins near Akron, OH and ends near Camden, NJ. Ohio contains 83 miles of the highway, which passes skirts the eastern and southern boundaries of Youngstown. It also passes through Akron.

Interstate 77: I-77 starts in Columbia, SC and ends in Cleveland, OH. 162 miles extend through Ohio, including the cities of Canton, Richfield, Brecksville Independence and Akron. Spur route 277 is a connector route to I-76 outside of Akron.

Interstate 80: I-80 begins in San Francisco, CA and ends in Teaneck, NJ, near New York City. Ohio contains 237 miles of the highway, with interchanges at Toledo, Cleveland and Youngstown.

Interstate 90: I-90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the U.S. It begins in Seattle, WA and ends in Boston, MA. Over 244 miles extend through Ohio, where it's known primarily as the Ohio Turnpike. It goes through the cities of Toledo, Elyria, Cleveland, Ashtabula and Conneaut. Cleveland OH contains the spur route 490.

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About Ohio

Ohio, the "Buckeye State", nestles between Indiana, Pennsylvania and West Virginia in the northeastern United States. The nameOhio comes from an Iroquois word meaning "great water", which refers to the Ohio River on the state's southern border. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Ohio reported over 1.3 million residents, with 711,470 in Columbus, the state capital. Other major urban areas include Akron, Canton, Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Hamilton, Lakewood, Lorain, Springfield, Toledo, Youngstown and Zanesville.

Ohio, U.S.A., ranges from quiet Amish communities to bustling college towns, each with its own attractive qualities. Ohio is the ideal location to start a family or a business venture.

City Information (Ohio State)
Akron | Bowling Green | Canton | Cleveland | Cincinnati | Columbus | Dayton | Eaton | Fairlawn | Greenfield Hamilton Jefferson | Kent | Lisbon |  Louisville | Mount Vernon | Norton | Norwood | Oakwood | Oxford | Pickerington| Reading | Richmond Heights | Salem | Springdale | Springfield | Steubenville | Toledo | Trenton | University Heights | Vermilion | Worthington | Xenia | Youngstown | Zanesville

County Information (Ohio State)
Adams - Allen - Ashland - Ashtabula - Athens - Auglaize - Belmont - Brown - Butler - Carroll - Champaign- Clark Clermont - Clinton - Columbiana - Coshocton - Crawford - Cuyahoga - Darke - Defiance - Delaware - Erie  Fairfield - Fayette - Franklin - Fulton - Gallia - Geauga - Greene - Guernsey - Hamilton - Hancock - Hardin  Harrison - Henry - Highland - Hocking - Holmes - Huron Jackson - Jefferson - Knox - Lake - Lawrence - Licking - Logan - Lorain - Lucas - Madison -  Mahoning - Marion -Medina - Meigs - Mercer - Miami - Monroe  -Montgomery Morgan - Morrow - Muskingum - Noble - Ottawa - Paulding - Perry - Pickaway - Pike - Portage - Preble- Putnam - Richland - Ross - Sandusky - Scioto - Seneca - Shelby -Stark- Summit - Trumbull - Tuscarawas - Union - Van Wert Vinton - Warren - Washington - Wayne - Williams - Wood - Wyandot

Truck Accident Lawyers

Did you know that every 16 minutes a person is killed or injured in a truck accident? Did you know that big rig truck accidents continue to increase? Even with these frightening scenarios and statistics, powerful trucking industry lobbyists continue to call for the weakening of truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit.

If you or a loved one have been injured in a tractor trailer accident, you need the experienced lawyers of Munley, Munley & Cartwright to protect your rights. Large trucking companies have their own investigators and attorneys fighting for them, you need someone on your side.

If you live in Ohio and have been involved in a tractor trailer accident - please do not delay in contacting us. Complete our short form and one of our attorneys will contact you shortly to discuss your situation.

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