Shelby County Ohio Car Accident Attorney | Teen Pickup Truck Driver Injured After Rear-Ending Car

City: McLean, Ohio

County: Shelby County, Ohio

Date of Accident: May 5, 2011

Type of Accident: Car / Pickup Truck

A 28-year old man was traveling on State Road 705 in Shelby Ohio when he slowed to make a turn. A 17 year old in a Dodge pick up truck allegedly failed to maintain distance and rear-ended the vehicle. The car due to impact ran off the road into a ditch and the pickup truck hit a guardrail before stopping. Debris from the accident damaged two vehicles that were not involved in the collision.

Shelby County has a population of 47,910 people. 3,082 of those people live in the city of McLean. In 2010 there were 1,343 accidents in Shelby, OH. 1,058 of these accidents only caused property damage, but 272 of them resulted in injuries. There were 407 total injuries in Shelby County, OH last year. There were 15 injuries reported in McLean, OH from vehicle accidents during the year 2010.  In the state of Ohio, 11.69 % of all accidents involved pickup trucks. They are by far the most popular type of truck on the road, and were involved in 62,340 accidents last year. This is more accidents than all other types of trucks combined.


If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in Hardin, Maplewood, Kirkwood, Lockington, or McLean please call the Shelby County Ohio 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.