Year: 2013

Pedestrian accidents are not a common occurrence on the interstate, but the results can be dangerous and deadly when they do occur. One man has lost his life after being struck by a tractor-trailer. Georgia officials are still working to determine the factors...

A momentary distraction for a driver could quickly turn into the cause of someone losing their life. A collision leading to a fatal accident can occur at a moment's notice, and an innocent bystander could be left with deadly injuries. This was unfortunately the case...

A one-car accident may involve a personal injury claim if the vehicle had passengers. Where a car driven recklessly, for example, goes off the road and hits an obstruction the passengers who are injured have a personal injury claim against the driver pursuant to...

Motorcycle accidents can have the most unpredictable results due to the fact that the driver and passenger are not tied to the vehicle. Dangerous ejections occur quite frequently. On Saturday morning, Aug. 21 at about 1:30 a.m., a man was operating a motorcycle on...

Government-funded studies consistently report that high school seniors engage in extreme binge drinking where they ingest at least 10 drinks in a row. Almost 10 percent of high school seniors admitted to that severe practice for the past several years. More shocking...

We're generally concerned with whatever it is that our mind is focused on. In Georgia and elsewhere when a person is driving, a car accident will be significantly less likely when the driver is focused on driving. But that may be difficult for a teen who likes to...

Generally, the car with the right-of-way is not at fault if a vehicle comes into its path from a side street. Those who enter from a side street often try to say that the vehicle on the main roadway must have been speeding so excessively that they did not see it, but...

There are some standard kinds of car accidents where the general facts may be a tip-off as to who was negligent and at fault. Making an improper left turn in front of an oncoming vehicle is a prime example of a simple car accident in Georgia and elsewhere that almost...

There were two accidents reported in Jackson County within 24 hours of each other that kept the county emergency crews busy for over a day. The first car accident occurred on Aug. 8 at around noon. The Georgia State Patrol reported that a 75-year-old man from Cumming...

When a vehicle goes off the road and overturns, without any involvement from other vehicles, it's a fairly sure bet that the driver is the sole at-fault cause. This indicates also that there was at least negligence in the operation of the vehicle. With that said, it's...