If you were involved in an Atlanta head-on car crash, you may feel lucky to have escaped without injury. And, you are lucky. Head-on car crashes account for ten percent of fatal accidents. But, even if you feel fine, you may have sustained serious injuries. A head-on car crash can put a lot of strain on a …
Why Bad Weather Does Not Excuse a Semi Truck Accident
If you are an adult who regularly drives a car, there is a good chance that you have driven in poor weather such as rain or snow. As a result, you understand that poor weather can negatively affect vehicle performance and visibility conditions. The professional drivers who operate semi-trucks and their vehicles are no exception …
2 Die in Lawrenceville Car Accident
Two drivers are dead after a head-on collision in Gwinett County. Could either of these lives have been saved if drivers were wearing seat belts? The Georgia car accident occurred on Monday, December 6 at about 5 a.m on Highway 29, near Patterson Road in Lawrenceville when two Toyota cars, a Corolla and a Cressida crashed. The Corolla …
Types of Aggressive Driving
Consulting with an Atlanta car accident lawyer at Shane Smith Law may prove helpful in evaluating your options if you or a loved one was injured due to another’s negligent driving. Compensation for your medical expenses, lost earnings, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and more may be available through an injury claim. Distracted driving is a common …
Continuing Medical Treatment After a Car Accident
Not only should you seek medical treatment immediately after an accident in Atlanta, you also should also continue treatment until a doctor has released you. Failure to follow doctors’ instructions could harm your personal injury case. When you have suffered serious injuries that were caused by the careless or reckless actions of someone else, seek legal …
5 Things to Avoid After a Car Accident
After a car accident, injuries may be severe, disabling or life-threatening, especially if a truck was involved. When you believe the truck driver was negligent, you could be entitled to pursue a claim against them. To fully understand your rights, it would be best discuss your case with an Atlanta trucking accident attorney. An attorney can …
6 Things to Do After a Truck Accident
After a car accident with a truck, if you were injured you may be entitled to compensation. Your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and more could be addressed through a claim. Contact an Atlanta trucking accident attorney for help.Here are 6 things you should so after a car accident involving a truck, aside …
How Truck Driver Drug Use Contributes to Accidents
Tractor-trailer drivers are increasingly likely to cause an accident when they violate traffic laws such as running red lights or following too closely. Drivers near large trucks have a greater risk of being injured in an accident because of the disparity in heights and weights of a passenger vehicle compared to a truck. As a …
Defenses Used in Personal Injury Cases
If someone else causes you injury because they were negligent, careless, or reckless, you would assume that the person would automatically have to pay for your injury related costs. However, the attorneys and insurance companies for the other party will do anything they can to avoid compensating you for your injury. There are certain tactics …
Toccoa Driver Injured in Rear-End Hit and Run
A hit-and-run rear-end accident in Toccoa, Stephens County, left KB injured and in need of medical care. The accident occurred on , at Whispering Pines Road and GA 328. KB’s vehicle was struck from behind by a Pontiac Grand Prix, but instead of stopping, the driver fled the scene. Fortunately, the Georgia State Patrol investigated …
Examples of Alcohol’s Impact on the Body
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. Coweta County’s Driving Under …
How Semi Truck Backup Collisions Can Cause Injuries
Every year, people are injured in accidents involving large commercial vehicles such as semi-trucks. Because of these vehicles’ size and weight, the people who drive them often have a difficult time seeing the areas directly behind and to the side of their vehicles. Consequently, semi-trucks pose a significant risk of being involved in accidents in …
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