Eaton Township, OH — Police suspect that alcohol may have caused an accident that injured five people in Eaton Township, Ohio, on Sunday, July 5, 2015. The crash happened on Chestnut Ridge Road, around 3:00 in the afternoon.
Police are still trying to piece together what happened, but say that a vehicle being driven by a 31-year-old female ran a red light, causing a chain reaction. Two passengers inside her vehicle, as well as a 48-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were hurt.
The man and the two passengers were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, while the 31-year-old woman and teenage girl were taken to University Hospital Elyria. The 31-year-old was thrown from her vehicle in the crash.
Police are continuing with their investigation, and say that charges could possibly be filed.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
Lawmakers in Ohio have passed legislation making it illegal for bars to over-serve their customers when they’re noticeably intoxicated. The reason for this is that they don’t want bars over-serving people, and then have these people go out and get into accidents, potentially killing themselves and others, while the bar just goes on with life as if nothing’s happened. In an accident like this, it’s always worth looking to see if a bar was involved. If there was, then the bar needs to be held responsible. Period. If every bar out there that could be held responsible was held responsible for this sort of thing, you’d see the number of accidents like this plummet.
— Grossman Law Offices
