Ohio Auto Accident Statistics

Automobile accidents can be very serious and may cause great harm.

Although some insurance industry publications try to minimize the impact, the truth about automobile accidents is disturbing:

• According to the National Safety Council, there are approximately 12 million automobile accidents every year.
• Approximately 2 million non-fatal, but disabling, injuries occur in automobile accidents every year.
• Approximately 10% of all automobile accident victims become disabled.
• Collisions occurring at speeds as low as 5 miles an hour can lead to significant cervical or neck injury.  This is true even though there is little to no damage to the motor vehicles in a low speed collision.
• Even if an accident causes no broken bones, a victim may suffer "soft-tissue" injuries that last for months, or  sometimes years.  A study reported in the European Spine Journal indicated that 10% of accident victims experienced degenerative bone conditions during the first year after the accident.
• According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio's 10-year motor vehicle crash average is  386,257 per year.
• The most recent data on Ohio motor vehicle acidents indicate that there were 1,227 fatal Ohio accidents and 131,245 non-fatal injury accidents.
• In Ohio, approximately 360 motorists are injured every day and 3.6 drivers or passengers are killed each day.

If you or a loved one was seriously injured in an Ohio auto accident, talk with a dedicated Ohio auto accident lawyer.

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