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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 multi-vehicle car accident on Georgia Highway 154 recently sent one driver to the hospital and left five people shaken. According to the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office, a Dodge truck swerved to avoid a postal delivery truck. The truck then crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a northbound pickup head-on. That impact then pushed the …

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 …

Two people were killed in a northeast Forsyth County crash due to a wrong-way driver. This head-on collision occurred on Highway 53 at Porter Lane, near Keith Bridge Road. Authorities indicated that this wreck happened just before 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, . Robin Stone of the Georgia State Patrol, Post 37, said, “What it looks like is …

Waiting to see a doctor after being injured in an accident can reduce the amount of your auto accident claim settlement especially if you have soft tissue or back injuries, neck injuries, or a combination. WHEN and IF medical care is sought is a critical component of your automobile accident claim or personal injury case.  A delay …

Four people were hospitalized after two cars crashed into a horse-drawn in downtown Atlanta.  The accident occurred around 7:30 pm on Friday, April 16 on Peachtree Street and Harris Street in downtown Atlanta.  Two cars were speeding and ran the red light at the intersection of Andrew Young International. One of the cars, a black Lexus, ran …

A Newnan man died in a two-car crash that happened Saturday night, . According to Georgia State Patrol, the Coweta County car crash occurred on Georgia Highway 34 at Fischer Road around 9:40 p.m.Desmond Jamar Geter, 21, of Newnan, was driving a 2000 Formula Firebird eastbound on Hwy. 34 and attempted to make a left turn onto …

If you are in an auto accident due to someone else’s negligence, chances are you can recover for your injuries, property damage, and other losses by filing a lawsuit. However, your chances of recovery increase if you take certain steps to preserve evidence for your case. Many people are too stressed or flustered to remember …

Airbags are installed in motor vehicles to help save lives and prevent injuries in the case of an auto accident. Though airbags do successfully provide safety protections in hundreds of thousands of accidents every year, there are some instances when airbags do not function correctly and cause injuries to drivers and passengers. In some instances, …

Any type of motor vehicle accident can be dangerous and cause serious injury.  Some types of accidents, however, have the ability to commonly cause much more serious injuries than others.  One particularly dangerous type of car accident is the rollover accident.  A rollover accident occurs when one or more vehicles roll onto their sides, roofs, …