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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that car accidents happen roughly every ten seconds in the United States, with a fatal car accident happening every fifteen minutes.  While many car accidents happen as a result of weather conditions or vehicle malfunctions, such as brake failure, a great number …

Georgia’s proposed House Bill 938 would prohibit sending or reading text messages while driving. If the bill is passed, offenders will incur a $50 to $100 fine and points will be assessed on their licenses. Anyone, who has an accident while texting, will receive a 90-day suspension of their driver’s license. Texting while driving increases …

Distracted driving accidents killed 3,092 people in 2010 according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Additionally, it is estimated that 18 percent of auto accidents that year involved distracted drivers. Consulting a Clayton County attorney after an auto accident involving a distracted driver enhances a victim’s ability to receive a reasonable settlement. If you have been injured in an …

Distracted driving accidents killed 3,092 people in 2010 according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. It is estimated that an additional 416,000 people were injured in automobile crashes involving a distracted driver. Consulting a Clayton County attorney after an auto accident involving a distracted driver enhances a victim’s ability to receive a reasonable settlement. If you have been injured …

Georgia Car Accident Attorney I Discuss the Media’s Efforts to Reduce Distracted Driving Since distracted driving is so prevalent in Georgia and across America, virtually all State Highway Safety Offices have taken the initiative to educate the public and let them know about the zero tolerance laws and the tragic effects of distracted driving. The …

According to a study published by Swedish and German researchers, digital billboards attract and hold drivers’ attention longer than a level that prior studies determined to be dangerous. The study, published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention and written by researchers from the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, found that drivers looked at digital billboards for more than …

You’re driving down the road and approaching a traffic light, which turns yellow and then red. You apply your brakes and proceed to stop only to glance in your rearview mirror and see a car approaching from the rear, driving too fast to stop in time. You notice that the driver of that vehicle is …

Distracted driving accidents killed 3,328 people in 2012 according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data show that drivers under age 20 are among the highest risk group. Consulting a Clayton County attorney after an auto accident involving a distracted driver enhances a victim’s ability to receive a reasonable settlement. If you have been injured in …

Distracted driving accidents killed 3,092 people in 2010 according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Additionally, it is estimated that 18 percent of auto accidents that year involved distracted drivers. Consulting a Clayton County attorney after an auto accident involving a distracted driver enhances a victim’s ability to receive a reasonable settlement. If you have been injured in …

Traffic Deaths Due to Road Type & Operating Speed are Magnified by Distracted Drivers Fatal Buford auto accidents and those all over Georgia are sad fact of life in our State. Whether an at-fault driver is under the influence of alcohol or not, if a driver has caused an accident because they have breached their …

A three-car accident in Coweta County involving five people occurred on Monday, . According to the Coweta County Sheriff’s office, the crash took place on Georgia Hwy. 154 north of Georgia Hwy. 34 East around 1:00 p.m. Although the wreck involved three cars and five people, police-reported no life-threatening injuries. One person had to be …

Distracted driving accidents killed 3,092 people in 2010 according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Additionally, it is estimated that 18 percent of auto accidents that year involved distracted drivers. Consulting a Clayton County attorney after an auto accident involving a distracted driver enhances a victim’s ability to receive a reasonable settlement. If you have been injured in …