Cincinnati Personal Injury Law Blog

Residents in Ohio should be able to trust that the efforts of advocacy groups, law enforcement agencies and other entities focused on public safety have made strides in getting drivers to be willing to put away their keys if they are going to drink. Unfortunately, there seem to be quite a lot of people who are simply too selfish to make this respectful and responsible choice. 

Records from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that for each year between 2013 and 2017, alcohol was a contributing factor in anywhere between 27% and 30% of all vehicular fatalities in Ohio. In 2013, 266 people died at the hands of drunk drivers statewide. That dipped to 302 the following year and then increased every year after. In 2017, there were 333 alcohol-related automobile accident deaths recorded.

People in Ohio should be able to trust that anyone granted a commercial driving license is committed to safe operation. They should also be able to trust that licensing agencies and other authorities appropriately monitor commercial drivers' records and take disciplinary action if and when needed. A recent fatal crash in New Hampshire unfortunately shows that this is not always the case.

According to a report from USA Today, it has come to light that the driver has had multiple criminal and vehicular violations in the seven years since he first obtained a driver's license at the age of 16 in 2012. His first drunk driving conviction came just a year later in Massachusetts, for which his license was suspended. The following year, he was found driving with his suspended license in Ohio. In addition to being charged with that violation, he was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia, providing false information to law enforcement and speeding.

Virtually everyone in Ohio today interacts with modern technology at some point on a daily basis. Regardless of age or other demographic factors, technology advances are everywhere from point of sale systems at the grocery store to smartphones and more. Some technologies are said to have real benefits for people, like the features built into new vehicles today designed to improve safety. Taken to its fullest extent, these manifest as fully autonomous vehicles.

Gizmondo explains that the eradication of vehicular fatalities is a vision that has to date propelled the development and implementation of self-driving cars. This has happened based largely on the premise that the bulk of deaths in car accidents are caused by human error, so removing the human equation should theoretically increase safety. A new survey indicates that most consumers are not completely convinced about this.

With responsible driving and some luck, you may never experience an automobile accident. Still, car crashes are not exactly uncommon in Cincinnati. While you may be able to receive financial payments for your injuries and property damage, you must do what you can to recover fully. 

Some automobile injuries are impossible to miss. For example, if you break an arm during a collision, you probably experience instant pain. That is not the case with other injuries, however. Because some injuries do not appear immediately, you should always ask a doctor to examine you after any car wreck. Here are three types of injuries that you may not discover until days or weeks after a collision.