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All of the southbound lanes on Georgia State Route 400 near Atlanta were blocked for approximately an hour in the early hours of April 20 after a car accident that was reportedly the result of a driver traveling the wrong way on the highway. The accident happened around 5 a.m. between Lenox Road and the old Toll Plaza. According to…
A tanker truck crashed into a passenger vehicle on Interstate 16 early in the morning on June 19, causing the death of three people. Officials with the Georgia State Patrol stated that the Treutlen County accident occurred when the truck hit the back of a Toyota Scion, causing both vehicles to cross the highway median into oncoming traffic lanes. All…
A recent study that was performed by the Department of Transportation discovered that approximately 29.4 percent of all crashes involving large trucks featured some sort of brake-related issue, such as brakes being out of adjustment or general brake failure. With these types of issues being so prevalent, who may be held liable when these issues cause an accident that leads…
A man from Acworth, Georgia was sentenced to 15 years total, including five years of prison time, after being found guilty of causing an accident while driving under the influence. Kenneth Lee Chitwood, the 49-year-old who was sentenced, plead guilty to two different charges related to the accident: homicide and driving under the influence. According to reports provided by local…
Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of auto accidents in the United States. The dangers of texting and talking on the phone while driving are well known and have been clearly established, as they make up the majority of distracted driving injuries and deaths. But what are some of the other deadliest examples of distractions in a motor…
All of the southbound lanes on Interstate 95 were closed near the Florida-Georgia Line on a Friday in late January after an accident involving two semi trucks blocked traffic on the freeway. The accident occurred around 5:30 a.m., and the Florida Highway Patrol quickly responded to the report of the crash. The collision of the two big rigs led to…
In most cases, drivers who make left-hand turns and then cause accidents with cars approaching from the opposite direction are found to be at fault. These accidents are particularly dangerous, as they often involve hard collisions on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Most states have laws indicating that drivers making left turns must wait to complete the turn until…
Statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration indicate that truck accidents in the United States are on the rise. Over the past two decade, the number of truck accidents has increased by 20 percent, and there has been a corresponding rise in lawsuits filed over these incidents. However, truck accident lawsuits are not always as straightforward as standard auto…
A charter bus that was transporting the cheerleading team from Bullitt Central High School in Shepardsville, Kentucky to a national competition in Orlando was involved in an accident near Atlanta. According to the Superintendent of Bullitt County Public Schools, the bus had 29 cheerleaders and three coaches on board when a drunk driver reportedly struck it on Interstate 75. Fortunately,…
A five-year-old boy from Bedford, Georgia was seriously injured at a rest stop in Macon on Saturday, March 28 when a vehicle driving into the rest stop reportedly jumped a curb and ran into him. The boy’s family was stopped at the rest area while traveling home from a vacation in Florida. According to his father, who saw the event…