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• Accident east of Findlay leaves two men dead

  Dale Emch | February 23, 2007 4:31 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Two men died Thursday in an accident that happened about 40 miles east of Findlay, Ohio.The Toledo Blade reported that two pickup trucks collided on Reed Township Road 106 near State Rt. 4 in Seneca County. One of the men died at the scene, while the other died after being lifeflighted to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo.

• Findlay man dies in 1-car auto accident

  Dale Emch | February 22, 2007 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Justin Shultz, died Wednesday after his car left the road on I-75 south of Findlay at about 6:40 a.m. The Toledo Blade reported that police had not yet determined the cause of the accident or whether some type of medical condition might have contributed to it. Mr. Shultz, 51, left the road and went through a fence. The car wasn't severely damaged, but a fire spread through the passenger...

• Auto accident victims subject to tough tactics

  Dale Emch | February 16, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Whether you live near Findlay or anywhere else in the country, if you're involved in an automobile accident you need to protect yourself from insurance companies that put profits over people. Rather than paint accident victims as greedy fakers, it would be nice to see insurance companies treat people fairly. Regrettably, that doesn't happen often.Every once in a while, reporters will put...

• Learn how to handle an auto accident if Findlay's first snow storm leads to a crash

  Dale Emch | February 13, 2007 2:03 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Findlay and the rest of northwest Ohio are getting socked with the area's first major snow of the season. Unfortunately, treacherous roads often lead to traffic accidents. Auto accident attorneys Chuck Boyk and Dale Emch have a Top Ten list of what to do if you're involved in a motor vehicle accident. With apologies to David Letterman, here's our Top Ten:1. Don't panic and leave the scene of the...

• Car Accident Claims Findlay Woman

  Chuck Boyk | February 09, 2007 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  A fatal car accident claimed the life of a young Findlay woman last week when she was thrown from the vehicle in which she was a passenger.A little after midnight, the car the victim was riding in crossed a Mortimer railroad track, spun and hit a telephone pole. The car then became airborne and came to rest on the passenger side.The driver of the car was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital,...

• Wrongful death lawsuit filed by crash victim's family

  Dale Emch | February 09, 2007 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  The family of a plane crash victim has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, which is north of Findlay.The suit against Grand Aire Express, which is based in Toledo, and TriCoastal Air, Inc., and Fairchild Aircraft, Inc., alleges negligence. The crash killed Abdulgader Zbedah, a Grand Aire Express pilot, on Feb. 8, 2006, in rural northwestern Tennessee, according to...

• Deep freeze in Findlay area, northwest Ohio, leads to car accidents

  Dale Emch | February 08, 2007 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Temperatures hovering around the single digits since Sunday have made for difficult driving in Findlay and the rest of northwest Ohio. Though ODOT was throwing salt on the roads, the cold temperatures made it less effective than normal, according to a story in the Toledo Blade. The icy conditions caused accidents throughout the region, the newspaper reported. For more information, click on this...

• Auto accident near Findlay kills two, injures others

  Dale Emch | February 05, 2007 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Snowy weather, causing near whiteout conditions, caused a 21-car auto accident near Findlay, Ohio, that killed a couple and injured many more on Saturday, Feb. 3. The accident was so serious that it caused I-75 to be closed in both directions. Slick conditions and blowing snow made for dangerous driving throughout northwest Ohio, causing a number of injury accidents. For more information, read...

• Widow Sues Over Death of Police Officer Husband

  Shannon Weidemann | January 29, 2007 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  JuWanna E. Taylor is suing the Ohio Department of Public Safety and the State Highway Patrol with a wrongful death claim. Her husband, a police officer was killed in the line of duty.Eric B. Taylor, a police officer, was shot and killed by a man that the State Highway Patrol were pursuing. Taylor had responded to a call for help from the Patrol. The patrol was chasing after Donald Matthews on...

• Man Killed in Fall at Lorain Steel Mill

  Shannon Weidemann | January 29, 2007 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Jose M. Diaz, age 35, died after slipping and falling from a narrow ledge while cleaning. He was climbing a small ladder onto a ledge when he either tripped or slipped on a steel rail. He fell 120 feet and died instantly from head and neck injuries. Diaz was employed by Superior Environmental Solutions. OSHA is investigating. The steel mill in Lorain has been cited 19 times in the last five...