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Car accidents caused by drunk driving are often the culprit for serious injury and even the death of the victims of those collisions. One of the more serious but often undetected injuries that can result from drunk driving accidents is internal bleeding. This type of injury, like concussions, is difficult to spot because there are very few …

Drowsy driving may have caused the fatal I-85 accident that claimed the life of a man from Newnan. The Coweta County accident occurred at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. Fifty-one-year-old Donald Clyatt Moore was driving his van south on I-85 when his van had a flat tire.  Moore pulled onto the middle median and was standing between …

It is May. High school seniors are getting ready for prom, looking forward to graduation, and planning their future.  Julian Moss, a senior at Tri-Cities High School, was no exception.  The 18-year-old football player looking forward to graduating on May 27 and was planning to enlist in the military. But his life and his dreams ended …

A Mableton man was seriously injured after stopping to help another driver on the East-West Connector in Smyrna. The Atlanta pedestrian accident occurred early on the morning of Saturday, May 21. Martreece Tyson was driving on the East-West Connector when he saw a Saturn Vue SUV swerve and crash into a guard rail. He stopped his car, called …

A teenage driver who died after a Coweta County car crash may have been texting at the wheel.  The Georgia traffic accident occurred on Friday, , on Bullsboro Drive in Newnan.  Just before midnight, 29-year-old Linda Devora LeFlore exited I-85 in a 1993 Honda Civic and turned left on a green light to go east on …

Wrongful death refers to a claim by a plaintiff (not the victim) who seeks to recover damages for the unjust death of another caused by someone’s negligent, reckless or intentional acts. There are no specific guidelines that dictate the means of death; however, wrongful death tort claims frequently occur in several circumstances: Medical malpractice, especially …

Two young men, Brandon Hodges, 14, of Lawrenceville, and Christian Walker, 16, of Cumming, died in the single-vehicle wreck in Hall County, Georgia.   The Georgia traffic accident occurred at about 2 p.m. on the Fourth of July on Whelchel Mill Road, near Cool Springs Road, northwest of Gainesville. Hodges and Walker were passengers in a 1993 Jeep Wrangler …

According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2,597 people were killed in United States traffic accidents in December 2010. Of those, 775 deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers. A 2006 study by the NHTSA estimated that there is one drunk driving fatality in the United States every 30 minutes. Coweta County’s Driving Under …

If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident that was caused by a drunk driver, you may be able to recover damages for your related costs. This financial compensation may cover both your immediate and long-term expenses such as medical bills. However, the process to recover damages after a catastrophic …

Does it seem like you are hearing about more and more teens driving while high on marijuana? The reality is that more teens are driving while impaired by marijuana and do not recognize it is a problem. According to a national study of 2,300 juniors and seniors in high school, completed by Students Against Destructive …

There is more to being a good driver than being able to fight your way through traffic, parallel park, and turn on a dime. Driving safely is not just about your skills, it is also about defending yourself from others on the road. Taking a defensive approach to driving can prevent Atlanta car accidents.Here are …