Trumbull County Ohio Car Accident Attorney | Two Drivers Both Claim They Had a Green Light in Collision at SR-5 Interchange

City: Champion, Ohio

County: Trumbull County, Ohio

Date of Accident: May 08, 2011

Type of Accident: Car / SUV

Two drivers were injured in an accident on an interchange in Champion, Ohio. The crash occurred on a clear day in Trumbull County, around 3:30 pm on the exit ramp from State Route 5.

A 66-year old female was driving northbound in a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am on State Route 45 at the State Route 5 interchange. A 53-year old male in a 2011 Chevy Sport Utility Vehicle was also by himself, driving westward on on State Route 5, exiting at State Route 45. The SUV was sideswiped by the Pontiac midsize car, causing serious damage to both vehicles and injury to both drivers. Both drivers involved in this accident were transported by Champion, Ohio EMS for treatment of non-incapacitating injuries.

There are 225,116 people residing in Trumbull County, OH. In 2010, a total of 4,560 crashes occurred in Trumbull. 1,217 of these vehicle wrecks caused injury, with 1,816 injuries being reported in all. The town of Champion Ohio, which is in Trumbull, has 9,762 permanent residents. There were 207 vehicle accidents in Champion last year. 152 of these accidents only resulted in property damage, but 52 of them culminated in injury.Traffic accidents occurred on off-ramps 4,335 times in the state of Ohio last year. Injuries ensued in 1,052 of these wrecks. In 2010, there were also 9 fatalities that resulted in Ohio crashes that took place on exit ramps.

If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in Ekerts Corners, Evansville, Farmdale, Lockwood or Champion, OH in Trumbull County, please call the Trumbull 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.