Summit County Ohio Truck Accident Attorney | Tractor-trailer crashes on I-77, backs up traffic for miles

City: Copley, Ohio
 
County: Summit County, Ohio
 
Date of Accident: January 19, 2011
 
Type of Accident: Tractor-Trailer Accident

Around 5:15 AM on January 19, 2011, a tractor-trailer crashed on Interstate 77 Southbound in Summit County. The crash was near the Ridgewood exit in the Copley/Fairlawn area. Traffic was backed up for miles due to the accident. The Southbound lane was closed and was reopened around 8 AM that morning. No serious injuries were reported, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

As winter weather gets worse, accidents become more frequent in and around Ohio.  The weather is not an excuse for poor driving, and drivers are expected to adjust their speed and actions on the road to compensate for weather conditions. For example, a driver may be fine driving 35 in a 35 mph zone in dry weather, but this same action in snow may be considered negligentand subject the driver to liability if their actions hurt other people on the road. Drivers cannot hide behind the speed limit to claim they were not negligent. All drivers are required by Ohio law to be reasonably careful in all weather conditions. Your duty of care on the road takes into account the totality of the circumstances on the road, including weather, number of cars, time of day, etc.

In 2009, Copley, Ohio (population 13,641) experienced 338 accidents. 225 of those accidents resulted in property damage, 86 had accident related injuries, and one accident was fatal. In 2009, Summit County, Ohio (population 542,899) had a total of 14,292 accidents. 10,655 of those accidents had property damage, 3,312 had accident related injuries, and 30 were fatal.
 

If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in a Copley truck / car accident, call the Summit County auto 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.