Muskingum County Ohio Car Accident Attorney | Maryland Woman Kills Five on I-70 in Zanesville

City: Zanesville

County: Muskingum

Accident Date: June 8, 2010

Type: Car Accident

4,312 accidents occurred in 2008 when a driver went left of center, according to the Ohio Department of Public Safety. This caused 101 fatal crashes which is 9.2% of all fatal crashes in Ohio. Of the 7,712 head-on collisions in the state in 2008, 154 of them were fatal, 3,365 were injury causing. The city of Zanesville with its population of just over 25,000 had a total of 1,393 accidents in 2008. That averages out to one in every 18 people having an accident. Muskingum County on the other hand has an average of only one in every 26 people. These statistics show how deadly an accident can be at anytime as was the case below.

A portion of Interstate 70 east near Zanesville was closed as emergency crews investigated a fatal crash. Initial investigation shows that a westbound car being driven by a woman from Zanesville was struck head-on by a 39-year old woman from Maryland as she crossed into the on coming traffic. The woman from Maryland is in serious condition, but the five occupants of the other car including two small children were killed in the accident.


If you have lost a loved one in a Zanesville car crash, call the Muskingum County car accident 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.