City: Fort Recovery, Ohio
County: Mercer County, Ohio
Date of Accident: October 6, 2011
Type of Accident: One-Vehicle Accident/Semi Accident

There was a motor vehicle crash in Fort Recovery, Mercer Ohio, on October 6, 2011 at approximately 3:46 pm. According to police reports, a 1999 Tractor/Semi-Trailer which was pulling a cargo box of soybeans was traveling north on North Wayne Street, between Broadway and Railroad Streets in a “no truck” zone. The tractor was allegedly traveling on the wrong side of the road. The driver allegedly lost control while making a turn and the tractor overturned and landed on the driver’s side. The driver sustained injuries and was transported by EMS.

In Fort Recovery Ohio, in 2010 the population was 1,273; there were 3 injury accidents which resulted in 3 injuries. Accidents which were not hit/skip last year were 67,178 which caused injuries. In Ohio last year, accidents which occurred and were not a collision of two vehicles in transport amounted to 23,253 which caused injuries. Vehicles involved in accidents which the drivers failed to control amounted to 10,478 which caused injuries. While those which involved ditches were 2,251 which resulted in injuries. Those accidents in which there were pavement markings were 32,550 which resulted in injuries last year. In the category of trapped occupants by injury status, there were 708 persons who in an accident and were freed by non-mechanical means last year which resulted in incapacitating injuries and 1,160 for non-incapacitating injuries. The accident occurred when the time was dry, in 2010. There were a total of 53,774 accidents which occurred when the time was dry.


If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in Celina, Jefferson, Fort Recovery or Saint Henry please call the Mercer County car, truck, motorcycle and pedestrian accident and wrongful death attorneys / lawyers at Chester Law Group at 1-800-218-4243 or visit our video website and order your FREE BOOK entitled "The Insider's Guide to Handling Ohio Accident Claims" at www.ChesterLaw.com.