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Our LocationsToledo sits in the northwest corner of Ohio in Lucas County, home to the Toledo Zoo, the Toledo Museum of Art, Imagination Station, and Wildwood Preserve Metropark. It is also a crossroads for some of the busiest highways in the Midwest. Interstate 75 runs through the center of the city, I-475 and US-23 loop around its western side, and the Ohio Turnpike crosses just to the south. Fast speeds, heavy truck traffic, and constant merging make these roads the site of many of the area’s most serious crashes.
If you or someone you love was hurt in a crash on a Toledo highway, our Toledo car accident lawyers at Kisling, Nestico & Redick can help. Call (419) 324-8205 today to schedule a free case consultation with one of our Toledo personal injury lawyers.
The highways below are where many of the area’s serious crashes happen, and the numbers behind them are broken down in our Toledo car accident statistics.
I-75 is the main north-south route through the city, connecting Toledo with Detroit to the north and Dayton and Cincinnati to the south. It carries a heavy mix of commuters, through traffic, and semi-trucks, and it passes through several closely spaced interchanges near downtown where drivers enter, exit, and change lanes in a short distance.
Rear-end crashes in slowing traffic, sideswipes during lane changes, and crashes involving large trucks are common here. Years of ODOT rebuilding and widening work have improved parts of the corridor, but they have also meant long stretches of shifting lanes and narrowed shoulders while the work was under way.
I-475 forms a loop around the western side of Toledo, running through Maumee and Sylvania before connecting back to I-75 north of downtown. Between Maumee and Sylvania it shares the road with US-23, which continues north into Michigan. Traffic on this stretch is heavy at rush hour, and the interchanges where US-23 splits off, and where I-475 meets the Anthony Wayne Trail and Central Avenue, require quick merges.
High-speed rear-end crashes, crashes at ramps, and crashes caused by drivers who make late lane changes to reach an exit are common on this loop.
The Ohio Turnpike crosses northern Ohio just south of Toledo and connects with I-75 near Perrysburg. It is one of the main freight corridors between the East Coast and Chicago, so a large share of its traffic is tractor-trailers. Long, straight stretches can lead to speeding and driver fatigue, and a crash involving a semi at highway speed can cause catastrophic injuries. When a truck is involved, our Toledo truck accident lawyers look at the driver’s hours, the trucking company’s maintenance records, and the electronic data the truck records.
The Anthony Wayne Trail (State Route 25) runs from downtown Toledo southwest past the Toledo Zoo toward Maumee. It mixes highway speeds with intersections, ramps, and heavy local traffic, and drivers who treat it like a freeway can be caught off guard by turning or stopped vehicles.
Downtown, the Anthony Wayne Trail feeds into I-75 through a series of ramps and short merges. North of downtown, I-280 splits from I-75 and crosses the Maumee River on the Veterans’ Glass City Skyway, where wind, ice, and traffic on a long bridge add their own risks.
Road work is a fact of life on Toledo’s highways. Lane shifts, sudden slowdowns, and narrow lanes without shoulders lead to rear-end crashes and sideswipes, and workers on the road are at risk too. Our page on highway and interstate accidents explains how fault is decided in these crashes.
Winter adds snow, sleet, and black ice, which forms first on bridges and overpasses. Many winter crashes happen when drivers keep their normal speed in poor conditions or follow too closely to stop. Bad weather does not excuse careless driving, and a driver who goes too fast for the conditions can still be held responsible.
A highway can be dangerous because of how it is designed or maintained, but most crashes come down to driver behavior. The most common causes of highway accidents in Toledo include:
If a speeding, distracted, or impaired driver caused your crash on a Toledo highway, call 1-800-HURT-NOW for a free consultation.
Highway speeds make for serious injuries, including:
Liability in a highway crash can be hard to sort out, especially when several vehicles or a commercial truck are involved. An attorney can investigate and determine whether another driver, a trucking company, a contractor, or another party is responsible, and pursue compensation for medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, and other losses.
Ohio is an at-fault state, so the driver who caused the crash, and that driver’s insurance company, is responsible for the harm. In a chain-reaction crash on I-75 or the Turnpike, more than one driver may share the blame, and each one’s insurer may owe part of the claim. When a semi is involved, the trucking company and its insurer are often responsible as well, and commercial policies usually carry much higher limits than personal auto policies. If the at-fault driver has no insurance or not enough, your own uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage can help make up the difference. Sorting out who owes what is one of the first things we do in a highway case.
There is no single official ranking, but I-75 stands out. It carries heavy commuter and truck traffic through the center of the city and has several closely spaced interchanges near downtown. I-475 and US-23 on the west side and the Ohio Turnpike to the south also see many serious crashes.
Move out of traffic if you can do so safely, call 911, and stay buckled in your vehicle if getting out would put you in danger. Get medical care the same day, take photos if it is safe, and get the names of witnesses. Then talk to a lawyer before speaking with the other driver’s insurance company.
Ask the officer at the scene which agency is taking the report and for the report number. Interstate crashes are often handled by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and crashes on city streets by the Toledo Police or the Lucas County Sheriff. Ohio crash reports can be requested from the agency that took the report, and many are also available online through the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
If you or a loved one was hurt in a crash on a Toledo highway, we will walk you through every step of the process and keep you informed about your case, so you and your family can focus on recovery. Call 1-800-HURT-NOW or our Toledo office at (419) 324-8205, or contact us to schedule a free consultation. There is no fee unless we recover compensation for you.
