When you are seeking damages in a personal injury claim, your recovery may be impacted by pre-existing conditions. For a better understanding of how you can protect your claim, contact an Atlanta personal injury attorney as soon as possible.While it might make sense that if someone else is at fault for an accident they would …
How Prescription Drugs Can Cause Truck Accidents
Semis and other large trucks are capable of causing significant damage and serious injury when they are involved in collisions. As a result, the people who drive these vehicles are required to undergo specialized training and obtain commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). Commercial truck drivers are also subject to stricter standards when it comes to the …
Preventing Rear-End Accidents in Atlanta
Rear-end collisions are the most common type of Georgia road accident. A rear-end collision is a traffic accident where one vehicle crashes into the vehicle in front of it. Causes of Atlanta Rear-end Accidents A typical rear-end accident occurs when a driver must stop or slow for a pedestrian or traffic and the car following does not have …
Protections for Rear-End Underride Accidents
An underride truck accident occurs when a vehicle collides with the rear of a truck’s trailer and goes underneath the bottom of the trailer. Rear-end truck collisions are relatively common, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports over 15,000 per year. They are also some of the most dangerous types of accidents, as …
Proving HOS Violations in Truck Accidents
Truck drivers have to cover long distances to make deliveries on a regular basis. Often, the truck drivers want to get to their destinations faster to fit in more deliveries in a shorter period of time in order to make more money. When drivers stay on the road too long without enough rest or sleep, …
Difficulties in Proving Truck Driver Fatigue
Truck drivers travel our nation’s highways for hours after hours of long shifts, day after day. Drivers often do not stop as much as they should for rest, so it should be no surprise that driver fatigue is a main reason for truck accidents. Suspecting driver fatigue is one thing, but proving it in a …
Rear-End Accidents and Driver Error and Negligence
Car accidents affect thousands of people in and around the Atlanta each year. In the most severe cases, these accidents can leave victims with significant injuries and long-term medical complications. Even when the injuries people sustain are not particularly severe, they may cause significant discomfort and lost income due to missing work. It is important, …
Rear-End Delivery Truck Accidents
Delivery trucks distribute thousands of packages to homes and businesses in Coweta County every single day. Because of their need for cargo capacity, delivery trucks are big and boxy, and they are more difficult to maneuver around city streets than regular cars. Delivery truck driving requires specialized skills and a special driver’s license, called a …
How Rear End Underride Accidents Can Cause Serious Injuries
Truck accidents are responsible for a significant number of injuries in the United States each year, many of which are the result of preventable accidents. In fact, in excess of 100,000 individuals were injured in accidents involving large trucks in 2012 alone. Rear underride accidents are a particularly dangerous type of semi-truck accident as they …
Common Causes of Head-On Collisions
Head-on collisions occur when the front end of one motor vehicle crashes directly into the front end of another motor vehicle. This type of accident is rarer than other kinds of collisions, however it is often the most deadly. Head-on collisions often happen at higher speeds than other types of crashes, and vehicles often rebound …
How Reckless Drivers Cause Serious Accidents
Atlanta, GA has grown to be one of the country’s biggest hubs of people and traffic, not to mention sports and entertainment. The wagon wheel of the south, Atlanta serves as the launch and arrival point for countless people each and every day.Along with this elevated reputation and operation, Atlanta also faces its share of …
Recovering After a Jackknife Accident
Large commercial semi-trucks are an inevitable part of the freeway experience, as these trucks are necessary to transport literal tons of consumer goods and materials across the country. Because of their large size and cargo capacity, semi-trucks often weigh up to 30 times more than regular passenger vehicles and, therefore, often cause serious damage and …
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