NEW WASHINGTON, OH — Ohio State Police have not yet identified the North Fairfield woman that was killed in a single-vehicle accident that happened in New Washington, Ohio on Thursday, June 4th, 2015. News reports out of Crawford County said that the accident was reported sometime Thursday morning.
An unidentified 25-year-old woman was killed when the Chevy Trailblazer SUV she was driving crashed on Highway 98. Highway Patrol officials suspect that the SUV drove off the road in a curve when it over-corrected and rolled in a ditch before it erupted into flames.
The woman was killed in the accident.
The investigation is ongoing at this point, and police hope to release more information as it becomes available.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
Reports that cover this accident said that the SUV erupted into flames after the rollover accident. Taking a step back from what caused the vehicle to drift off the road, has anybody thought to investigate the fire itself? Why would it matter? Well, for starters, modern vehicles have a very high standard to meet when it comes to safety features and crash durability. If the SUV caught fire after a rollover accident, there is a very good chance that the fire represented a catastrophic failure in one of the vehicles safety systems. Knowing this, the techniques and methods used to investigate vehicle fires, and trace them back to their point of ignition has improved by leaps and bounds over the years. If the fire started somewhere due to improper construction or an inherently dangerous design, the manufacturer of the vehicle may bear some of the liability, but somebody who knows what to look for and how to investigate fires needs to have a crack at the evidence first.
— Grossman Law Offices