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News

• Posted on 9/9/2010Cleveland School Bus Driver Arrested After Drunk Driving Crash
• Posted on 9/3/2010Ohio drivers are among the safest in the United States
• Posted on 7/18/2010Man killed in Lorain County motorcycle crash
• Posted on 7/7/2010Lorain man killed in DUI scooter crash

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• Aggravation of a Pre-Existing Condition in an Ohio Personal Injury Case

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FAQs

Auto Accidents

• I was injured in an Akron car crash while I was driving a relatives car. Whose insurance policy covers my injuries and the damage to the car?
• I was injured in a Cleveland car crash. When should I contact an attorney?
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Remember: Driving and Fatigue is a Deadly Combination

We all know the dangers of driving drunk, but did you know it can be just as deadly to drive tired? Consider the facts:

• Driver fatigue is a factor in 20% of fatal traffic accidents.

• In rural areas, 30% of single-vehicle crashes are due to driver fatigue.

• Studies have shown that a person who has been awake for seventeen hours is as likely to be involved in a car accident as a person whose blood alcohol content is 0.05%.
  

• A person who has been awake for 24 hours is seven times more likely to have an accident, and performs as badly as a driver with a BAC of 0.1%.

• In Ohio, the legal driving limit for blood alcohol content is 0.08%

• That means a person who has been awake for 24 hours is as dangerous as a driver who is legally drunk.

Driver fatigue is dangerous. Be safe, and don't drive tired.

As any competent Ohio car crash lawyer will tel you, Ohio law allows for special punishment of drunk drivers. It is called punitive damages, and it allows a judge or jury to punish a defendant financially beyond the actual damage he or she has caused other people. The extra money due is designed to be a deterrent to not drink and drive again. Many drunk drivers end up in bankruptcy because they cannot pay the damage awards handed out by Ohio juries.

If you have been seriously injured in an Ohio car accident because of another driver's recklessness, negligent, or fatigue, contact the Canton car accident attorney at Chester Law Group Co., LPA. at 1-800-218-4243.

Contact us today for a FREE, NO OBLIGATION consultation about your personal injury legal needs.

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