Driver Fatigue Leads to Truck Accidents in Ohio
New Regulations Aim to Keep Roads Safer Semi-trucks are a constant on Ohio highways. Unfortunately, so are big truck accidents. Drivers are often under incredible pressure to deliver freight on time. That means pushing the limits as to how much time they spend on the road and how little time they spend resting. This leads to 80,000lb trucks barreling across cities like Cincinnati with exhausted drivers behind the wheel. Fatigue can have a devastating effect on a driver’s judgment. It can slow their reaction time and dull their vision, making them much more susceptible to accidents. These...
continue readingTwo Fatal Semi Truck Accidents In Ohio Last Week
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, a fatal crash shut down State Road 32 in Adams County. The horrific collision occurred little before 6:00 a.m. on eastbound SR 32 near Portsmouth Road. A 54-year-old man from Amelia was traveling down the highway when an 18-wheeler failed to stop at a stop sign and turned in front of him, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported. The semi truck was being driven by a man from Buford, Georgia when it slammed into the Amelia man’s pickup truck. The driver of the pickup was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials conducted a thorough investigation of the crash, shutting...
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