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With few rights and protections under state laws and with shippers and suppliers of goods offering hauling contracts to the lowest bid, non-union truckers across the country are facing hard times. As they work longer hours for less pay and disregard safety in order to earn a living wage, truck drivers are also putting the physical safety of themselves and other drivers on the road at risk. The Seattle Times reports on the specific struggles of log haulers in the Northwest, and their struggle to gain better pay and benefits from the belt tightening tactics of big business. – Seattle Times

Car Accident Attorney for Ohio

According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, nearly 100 Ohioans die every month in motor vehicle accidents, and an average of 1000 a month suffer serious and incapacitating injuries that require long-term medical care and protracted periods of recovery. Obviously, serious injuries suffered in car accidents can also cripple the victim’s ability to earn a living, care for themselves, and support their spouses and children. This is why we buy car insurance.

Unfortunately, insurance companies don’t always prove to be as good as their word. In many cases, insurance companies in Ohio will conduct investigations into car accident claims that are designed solely to reduce their liability in car accidents. When the insurance companies succeed in these efforts, car accident injury victims can be exposed to years of economic hardship, inadequate healthcare and a greatly diminished quality of life.

In the aftermath of a vehicle accident involving injuries to the driver or passengers of an automobile, hiring an experienced attorney is critical to helping you make the best of a bad situation. On average, those who seek an attorney’s help in settling their auto accident injury claims with insurance companies receive 2 to 3 times more than those who don’t. Statistics prove that your insurance company will take your claim more seriously when you have an attorney investigating your case. But just how seriously they will take you depends on the specific attorney you hire.

Chuck Boyk is an Ohio trial attorney respected throughout Northwest Ohio for his outstanding legal work on behalf of his car accident injury clients. If you’re tired of the stalls and surprises your insurance company keeps coming up with, and you want fast and fair results for your car accident injury claim, Chuck is the right attorney to talk to. Bringing his unique range of experience and knowledge to your case is the surest way to get all that you deserve for your injury.

If you suffer personal injury in a car accident in Toledo, Swanton, Bowling Green or other areas of Ohio, Chuck can assist you in receiving compensation for your injuries, lost wages and other damages. From broken limbs and concussions to more serious injuries involving brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, severe burns or dismemberment, Chuck is always there to ensure his fellow Ohioans get the maximum compensation for their injuries and the challenges those injuries have brought to their lives.

Truck Accident Injury Representation in Ohio: Toledo, Sylvania, Bowling Green

Motor vehicle accidents involving common carriers may have a set of rules that are slightly different than what would apply in a motor vehicle accident case. Common carriers, such as trucks, buses, and other large multi-passenger vehicles, are frequently held to a very high degree of care. As such, if there is even slight negligence on their part that contributes to the injury of one of their passengers, then the common carrier may be liable. For instance, in many truck accident cases, truck drivers have often been found to be in no condition to drive, suffering from sleep deprivation, abusing drugs or alcohol, or distracted by CBs, on-board communications systems – or even television.

In standard passenger vehicle accidents, the most prominent examples of negligent driving include drunken driving and reckless behavior behind the wheel. But negligent driving can also include any actions that show little or no regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic and other conditions of streets, highways, roads, or other routes used for vehicular traffic.

Dangerous Times: When car accidents in Ohio occurred most frequently in 2003

• Month with most fatalities: October (133)
• Month with most incapacitating injuries: August (1112)
• Day of the week with most fatalities: Saturday (222)
• Day of the week with most incapacitating injuries: Friday (1941)
• Most Common Type of Collision involving fatalities: Single Vehicle Accident (566)
• Most Common Type of Collision involving injuries: Rear-end Collision (28,486)
• Most Dangerous Holiday Weekend: Thanksgiving (13 fatalities, 1786 injuries)

Top three lethal driver errors:

• Failure to Control Vehicle – 179
• Failure to Yield – 156
• Excessive Speed – 154

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Library for Car Accident Injuries:

• Will your Ohio auto insurance protect you and your family in an Ohio car accident? | Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyers [PDF]   
  Description: Will your auto insurance protect your and your family in the event of an Ohio car accident? Does your policy include an intra-family exclusion? Do you know what is written in your auto policy? The Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyers in our office offer FREE auto insurance policy reviews, and encourage all drivers to have their policies evaluated by using this form. If you or someone you know had been injured in an accident, contact our office today to order your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.
• Fostoria, Ohio car accident lawyers review auto insurance policies for FREE [PDF]   
  Description: Do you have good auto insurance coverage? Find out by having our Ohio car accident lawyers review your policy FOR FREE! Protect yourself and your family in the event of a Toledo, Ohio car accident by making sure you are properly covered. If you or someone you know has been injured in an Ohio car accident, contact our office immediately at 800.637.8170 for your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.
• Swanton, Ohio car accident lawyer Dale Emch on child injuries   
  Description: What do you do if your child is injured? Who is responsible? Our Sandusky, Ohio child accident lawyers handle cases involving child injuries on a regular basis. Order your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book to learn your rights, or contact us at 800.636.8170.
• High-tech Phones, Dangerous Drivers: Texting is the New Distraction   
  Description: Believe it or not, there still aren't laws against text messaging while driving.
• Car accidents can financially devastate a family | Toledo, Ohio car accident attorney Dale Emch's March 1, 2009 Legal Briefs column   
  Description: Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer Dale Emch discusses how car accidents can financially devastate a family in his March 1, 2009 "Legal Briefs" column found in the Toledo Blade.
• Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer Dale Emch's 11/9/2008 Legal Briefs column   
  Description: Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer Dale Emch answers readers' general legal questions in his bi-weekly column "Legal Briefs" which can be found every other Sunday in the Toledo Blade. If you have a question on car accidents, dog bites, wrongful deaths, or any other legal topic, contact Attorney Emch at 800.637.8170.
• Advertisement for The Ohio Accident Book   
  Description: Our Toledo, Ohio car accident attorneys wrote the book on Ohio car accidents. Order The Ohio Accident Book today to learn your rights if you've been injured in a car accident.
• National survey finds drivers talking on cell phones while driving   
  Description: Our Toledo, Ohio car accident attorneys recognize how devastating car accidents can be. That is why we were interested to see a recent study performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
  
  NHTSA undertook this nationally representative survey of drivers in order to collect data on the nature and scope of the distracted driving problem with the intent of understanding how serious the problem is in the public’s eyes, and what countermeasures the public may accept to control distracted driving.
  
  To read more, follow the link below.
• Highest cause of death for teens - car accidents   
  Description: Ask any parent who has just added a kid to the family’s insurance policy and they’ll tell you how expensive it is to have a teen behind the wheel. But the overall cost of teen driving is as tragic as it is staggering. According to a recent report from AAA, car accidents involving drivers 15 to 17 cost society more than $34 billion in medical expenses, property damage and related costs in 2006.
• Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney Dale Emch's Blade column - Yellow light is not a signal to turn - March 16, 2008   
  Description: Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney Dale Emch discusses turning on a yellow light and the potential car accidents that can occur in his Toledo Blade column, "Legal Briefs."

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Frequent Questions for Car Accident Injuries:

• The insurance company is planning on offering me a check, even though the accident happened very recently. Should I accept it?

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Videos about Car Accident Injuries:

• New book on child accidents in Ohio featured on CBS's Channel 11 News | Toledo, Ohio child accident lawyer Chuck Boyk
• Bowling Green, Ohio car accident lawyer Chuck Boyk picking the right attorney - Service
• Bowling Green, Ohio ATV accident attorney Chuck on what to look for when hiring an attorney - Passion
• Ohio trucking accident lawyer Chuck Boyk on how to choose a good attorney - Experience
• Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer on intra-family exclusions
• Toledo, Ohio car accident attorney offers FREE "Ohio Accident Book" | Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer Findlay, Bowling Green, Swanton
• Toledo, Ohio car accident attorney offers FREE "Ohio Accident Book" in his new TV commercial

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Case Results for Car Accident Injuries:

• $340,000 - Car accident leaves man needing inpatient physical therapy

Awarded: $340,000

• $220,000 - Elderly couple hit in Ohio car accident | Tiffin, Ohio car accident attorney

Awarded: $220,000

• $162,000 - Ohio car accident causes brain injury | Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer

Awarded: $162,000

• $140,000 - Back surgery needed for car accident victim

Awarded: $140,000

• $140,000 - Snowplow strikes car, seriously injuring passenger

Awarded: $140,000

• $130,000 (Policy limits) - 17-year-old pedestrian is struck in school parking lot

Awarded: $130,000 (Policy limits)

• $115,000 - Car rear-ends driver, pushing her into back of school bus

Awarded: $115,000

• $100,000 (Policy limits) - Grandmother hit by speeding car, needs physical therapy

Awarded: $100,000 (Policy limits)

• $100,000 (Policy limits) - Passenger undergoes surgery as treatment for car accident injury

Awarded: $100,000 (Policy limits)

• $100,000 (Policy limits) - Mom and two daughters injured in Ohio car accident | Findlay, Ohio car accident lawyers

Awarded: $100,000 - Policy limits

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Web Resources for Car Accident Injuries:

• Car accident lawyer James Hudson

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Blog for Car Accident Injuries

• New book on child accidents in Ohio featured on CBS's Channel 11 News | Toledo, Ohio child accident lawyer Chuck Boyk
• New Little Kids, Big Accidents book to help parents | Findlay, Ohio child accident lawyers
• Toledo car accident writes on Intra Family Exclusion, gets blasted by insurance adjuster | Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer
• Hidden clause in policy could be costly after Ohio car accident | Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyers
• Most dangerous time to drive is not in the winter | Ohio fatal car accident lawyers
• New technology can help prevent pedestrian car accidents | Ohio fatal pedestrian car accidents
• Bus safety Part II | Ohio bus accident lawyers | Ohio fatal bus accident attorneys
• Ohio fatal car accident lawyers | Cities with most fatal teen car crashes
• Ohio car accident lawyer | Toledo, Ohio lawyer on rental agreements and deposits
• Increased risk of car accidents during Daylight Savings Time
• Halloween safety can prevent pedestrian car accidents – Part III
• Halloween safety can prevent pedestrian car accidents – Part II
• Halloween safety can prevent pedestrian car accidents - Part I
• Texting causes distractions behind the wheel, increasing chance for car accident
• Avoid pedestrian accidents this school year, be extra cautious on roads
• Toledo man suffers serious personal injury after bicycle accident
• More than 41,000 suffer wrongful death from car accidents each year in America
• ATV accident takes life of Findlay man
• Is driver responsible for car accident if he loses consciousness behind the wheel?
• Study supports idea that cell phone use while driving contributes to car accidents
• Childrens helmets a must on bicycles, ATVs, to prevent personal injury
• Tip #3 - How to maximize personal injury recovery
• Be cautious when turning on yellow light to avoid car accidents, personal injury
• Tip #2 to maximize personal injury recovery
• $5.2 settlement awarded after car accident involving cell phone use
• Pain caused by car accidents can last longer than a year for some
• Maximize your recovery from personal injury
• Texting while driving can cause car accidents, personal injury
• Drowsy driving can cause car accidents, personal injury
• New car seat ratings could prevent personal injury from car accidents
• Ohio Supreme Court allows jury function to be gutted
• Will blinking stop signs prevent Toledo, Ohio car accidents?
• Proper insurance coverage a must in case of car accident
• Fatal car accident takes lives of two Bowling Green State University students
• Harsh Toledo, Ohio winter car accidents cause personal injury, wrongful death
• Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys find power of attorney documents helpful in car accident cases
• Time change causes increase in pedestrian personal injury, wrongful death

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