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Most victims of impaired driving are strangers to the driver. In Georgia’s multi-vehicle alcohol-related crashes, state figures put 82 percent of those killed or seriously hurt in other vehicles or on foot. The remaining 18 percent were riding with the impaired driver. If you were a passenger of a drunk driver, your claim faces a …

Hospital bills arrive first, so they dominate your thinking. Georgia DUI injury compensation reaches considerably further than that stack of statements. The costs that decide a serious case usually arrive later. Home modifications, in-home care, and decades of future treatment all belong in the claim. None of them appears on a bill you have received. …

Impaired drivers killed 11,904 people nationwide in 2024. That works out to one death every 44 minutes, and roughly 30 percent of all traffic deaths. An Atlanta DUI wrongful death claim runs on rules most families never expect. Two separate claims exist, they recover different things, and a criminal prosecution can change your deadline. Below, …

A valid prescription feels like permission. However, Georgia disagrees, and a prescription drug DUI reaches drivers who never touched alcohol. Below, we explain the standard the State must meet, how your civil claim differs, and where the prescription matters. Why a Prescription Drug DUI Charge Still Sticks O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391(b) says it directly. Legal entitlement …

A pregnant Georgia woman who led police on a high speed has been charged with the death of her unknown baby and is expected to face other charges in connection with a DUI car crash on Wednesday, .  Jessica Bruce, 21 was driving 85 m.p.h. in a 65 m.p.h. zone on I-20 in Douglasville. When police tried to pull …

A sports bar has agreed to pay one million dollars to the widow of a man who was killed in a Cobb County drunk driving accident. The Sports Grill in Austell, Georgia has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit after a Cobb County judge sanctioned the bar for destroying about four hours of videotape that showed …

Peachtree City DUI Accident Injuries Keep Victims from Returning to Work and Enjoying Everyday Leisure Activities. One minute you are driving to the grocery store, paying attention to the road for traffic signals to make sure you make it there safely. As you are going through the intersection after you make sure you have a …

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. Georgia’s Driving Under the …

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. Georgia’s Driving Under the …

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. Georgia’s Driving Under the …

According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2,597 people were killed in United States traffic accidents in December 2010. Of those, 775 deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers. Georgia’s Driving Under the Influence Laws are complex. Georgia DUI injury attorney Shane Smith can sort through the intermingled laws that potentially create complications in a DUI case. …