Blog: Car Accident - Page 13

Drivers aren’t the only ones who suffer injuries in Georgia car accidents. Unfortunately, passengers are often the forgotten victims. When passengers are involved in motor vehicle accidents, they can suffer the same serious injuries as drivers. In fact, some passengers even suffer disabling injuries or fatal injuries due to no fault of their own. While …

If a car is too damaged to be moved after an Atlanta motor vehicle accident, the police officer at the scene will call a tow truck and ask the driver to take the vehicle to a storage yard. The car will stay in the storage yard until you or your legal representative tells them where the …

You’ve been injured in an Atlanta traffic accident. You are being loaded into the ambulance when a tow truck driver waves a piece of paper under your face and asks you to sign. You have never been in a car accident before, so you assume this is routine. However, a week later when you are feeling …

Auto accidents can be traumatic even if there are only minor or few noticeable injuries. It is pretty clear to auto accident victims who have serious injuries or whose loved ones are killed in accidents that they should consult an attorney. But even minor injuries entitle a victim to compensation. Consulting a Clayton County attorney …

Car accidents can be very serious and can cause devastating injuries that can affect a person’s life for years. According to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, car accidents are the leading cause of death among people between the ages of 5 and 34 in the United States. In addition, …

Were you driving on I-75 when a car suddenly changed lanes and hit you? The other driver claims your vehicle came out of nowhere. You know you were in the lane for some time before your Atlanta traffic accident. The driver wasn’t distracted or impaired. What happened? Chances are that you were in the driver’s …

As motor vehicle technology progresses, cars are coming equipped with newer and more effective safety features. Options such as airbags, rear-facing cameras, anti-lock brakes, and safety belts have now become standard in many vehicles. While these safety features achieve their goal of making vehicles safer, sometimes they malfunction and cause serious injuries. Anyone injured by …

You may have been in a vehicle in which you or the driver has had to command the navigation system by using voice commands. If so, you may have enjoyed a good laugh, as the system may not have recognized what you said and turned the air conditioning off instead. While these encounters may be …

Teenagers often feel invincible, which is why they participate in dangerous driving behaviors. Your son may be texting and driving because he was never in a Georgia car accident before and really doesn’t understand just how dangerous car crashes can be. Additionally, cell phones seem to be glued to teens’ bodies these days, which is …

Air bags, when combined with seat belts, are an effective safety feature that has saved many lives. It is estimated that airbags save at least 3,000 lives a year. However, there are questions about the safety of airbags.  Most airbag injuries occur for one of four reasons: The driver is sitting too close to the …

Nobody wants to be in an Atlanta auto accident. Yet, accidents happen. Each minute of the day, somebody, somewhere, is in a car crash. That person’s chances of surviving the crash, or even of avoiding injury, may be partly determined by the safety features present in their car. In this article, Peachtree accident injury lawyer Shane Smith …

Of all types of Atlanta motor vehicle accidents, rollover accidents are among the most deadly. In a rollover accident, a vehicle overturns onto its roof or side.  When this occurs, objects and occupants are flung about inside the vehicle.  If the occupants are not wearing seat belts, they may be ejected onto the road. Because …