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Drunk driving remains a leading cause of fatal accidents, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reporting an increase in DUI-related fatalities from 9,865 in 2011 to 10,322 in 2013. According to the NHTSA, most fatal DUI accidents involve drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.15 percent or higher—nearly twice the legal …

Under Georgia’s dram shop law, an establishment that serves alcohol can be held accountable for damages caused by its patrons. Club Blaze, an Atlanta strip club, has been ordered to pay $1.75 million to the family of a woman who died in a Douglas County DUI car crash in 2008. The accident occurred on the July 4th weekend. …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Autumn Griner wanted a reminder of her slain son to stay with Christa Scott – at least until the end of Scott’s sentence for killing Jordan Griner. A sobbing Christa Scott sits down with her family before she struggled to read her prepared statement during an emotional press conference at her attorney …

A Doraville police detective is dead after a wrong-way accident on I-20. The driver who caused the Dekalb County car crash was intoxicated. He had a history of DUI, including two arrests for Georgia DUI. The accident occurred on Monday, November 14 at about 2:30 a.m. Twenty-seven-year-old Robert Shane Wilson was driving west in an unmarked police …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A DeKalb County judge set a bond Tuesday for the father who police said was driving drunk when he lost control and crashed his vehicle Sunday night, killing his 15-year-old daughter. Channel 2 Action News A DeKalb County judge set a bond Tuesday, June 5, for Anthony Johnson, who police said was driving drunk …

A one-vehicle crash on , on County Line Road has left a 16-year-old girl dead and another teenager charged in her death, Columbus police said Saturday. The teen who died was identified as a rising senior at Northside High School, said Muscogee County Coroner Bill Thrower. She was pronounced dead just before 1 a.m. Saturday …

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 …

On Tuesday, , a fatal auto accident in Atlanta occurred on the Interstate 85 exit ramp to 17th, 14th, and 10th streets, near the Atlantic Station. According to the Atlanta Police, a 31-year-old was traveling southbound on the exit ramp when he hit the guardrail on the 17th exit ramp from I-85 southbound at approximately 2:30 a.m. …

According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DUI accident fatalities increased from 9,865 in 2011 to 10,322 in 2013. The NHTSA reported that the majority of DUI accidents with fatalities involved drivers whose blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was 0.15 percent or higher, or almost twice the legal limit. A 2006 study …

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 …