Columbus Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Legal Blog

A commercial truck accident can burden victims with vehicle repair costs, medical bills and lost wages. To receive compensatory damages, they can either go through with litigation, or they can see if the other side will settle out of court. Civil law in Ohio, as in other states, allows for out-of-court settlements via alternative dispute resolution. ADR methods include negotiations, mediation and arbitration.

There are several benefits to settling out of court, one of them being that victims can save a lot of time and money. Civil trials can become drawn-out affairs, and they make it hard for both sides to be completely honest and open. With ADR, though, the other side will be less defensive and be open to hearing the victim speak. The environment is a confidential one with neither side admitting to any fault.

Autonomous vehicle technology is exciting to many people in Ohio because of the futuristic potential it presents for self-driving cars and a world without auto accidents. Car accidents can be costly and dangerous, causing severe injuries and even deaths; most are attributable to human error behind the wheel. Automated vehicles present the opportunity for a future of cars that are free of these human failings. At the same time, others warn of technological problems that could prove to be equally unsafe.

One engineering professor at Arizona State University says there is reason to be cautious about the safety potential of self-driving vehicles, but not because of any inherent problems with the technology. Autonomous cars are being developed in order to replicate as closely as possible the human experience of driving a car.However, he notes, it is human driving that leads to car accidents, while a fully automated vehicle could use other, less human ways of determining safety when operating.

Some young people experience serious car accidents during their time in college. Sadly, it's often due to intoxicated driving. If not properly prepared for the aftermath, their education may suffer greatly. Not only do these accident pose serious threats to the health of the young person who experiences it, some of the effects of the accident may threaten his or her educational goals in ways that are difficult to anticipate.

Any car accident may involve a blow to the head that results in a mild traumatic brain injury, even in instances when the victim does not recall experiencing a blow to the head. This is part of why it is important to seek out a professional medical examination following any significant car accident. Not only may a victim receive injuries that do not produce pain immediately, if the victim receives a mild TBI, the symptoms may not present themselves for days or weeks, and may wreak havoc on a young person's educational career.

In the early morning hours of March 17, 2018, a former Ohio State University student was killed in a two-car accident at approximately 2:15 a.m. The accident occurred in Columbus, Ohio, at the intersection of Summit Street and East 15th Avenue.

The victim was a 23-year-old man originally from Dublin, Ohio. According to school records, the victim was enrolled at Ohio State University in the fall of 2017. The victim was traveling southbound on Summit Street when he collided with another vehicle. The second vehicle, which was driving east from 15th Avenue, had pulled onto Summit Street at the same time the victim reached the intersection. The Columbus Division of Police said that the victim was declared dead at the scene.