Ottawa County Ohio Personal Injury Lawyer | 16 year old Injured in a Salem Ohio Car Accident

City              Salem

County         Ottawa

Date             June 8, 2011

Day              Wednesday

Type              One Vehicle Accident

                A 16 year old youth was injured in an accident on June 8, 2011 in Salem Ohio. Police reports state that a 1994 Chevy Camaro midsize car was headed south on Behlman Road, when the driver allegedly struck a trash container because of inattention, the driver swerved back to the right, then lost control and drove off the left side of the roadway before striking a utility pole. The 16 year old male driver sustained injuries and was transported by EMS.

               There were 7,888 accidents which resulted in possible injuries which occurred on a Wednesday, and 51,701 which occurred in the daylight and resulted in injuries last year. Salem, Ottawa Ohio had a population of 5,517 last year. They had a total of 14 accidents of which 19 resulted in injuries. At the time the accident occurred, which was 12:53 am there were a total of 38,221 accidents which occurred in Ohio in 2010 which involved male drivers with 9,518 which resulted in injuries. Mid size vehicles involved in crashes last year were 42,206 of a total of 161,361 which caused injuries. Accidents which involved a utility pole last year were 2,687 which resulted in injuries. In Ohio last year accidents which occurred on the roadside amounted to 27,047, of which 8,918 resulted in injuries, while those accidents which involved other movable objects and resulted in injuries were 218.

If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in  Portage, Erie, Port Clinton, Allen or Harris please call the Ottawa County car, truck, motorcycle and pedestrian accident and wrongful death attorneys / lawyers at Chester Law Group at 1-800-218-4243 or order your FREE BOOK entitled The Insider's Guide to Handling Ohio Accident Claims at www.ChesterLaw.com