More than 2,000 slip and fall accidents took place in 2011 (a 12% increase from 2010), according to a report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Although you have heard that slip and fall accidents are common, you have never experienced a same-level fall until now. You may have been getting your groceries on …
How Vehicle Malfunctions Cause Accidents
Every time you get behind a wheel of a car, you are trusting that the car will keep you safe. There are hundreds of different parts on a car that could malfunction at any time, causing an accident and injury to you and your passengers. When you drive, you are trusting that the seat belts, …
How Vehicle Ejections Cause Serious Injuries
Motor vehicle accidents can cause serious injury and even death. When a driver or a passenger is unrestrained, he or she may potentially be ejected from the vehicle. Vehicle ejections are responsible for some of the most serious injuries motorists and passengers can incur, and these injuries may even be fatal. The medical costs associated …
Highway Tractor Trailer Accident Kills Georgia Woman
After six years of steady declines the number of traffic fatalities increased in the first nine months of 2012. A report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that 25,580 people died in auto accidents from January through September compared to 23,884 during the same period in 2011. Consulting a Clayton County attorney …
Freak Accident Kills Man Changing Tire
A report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that 25,580 people died and many more were injured in 2012 auto accidents from January through September. Being prepared before an accident can enable a victim’s family to obtain all the necessary information that will be helpful in a wrongful death case. …
DUI Driver Sentenced to 20 Years for Fatal Crash
Drunk driving continues to be a devastating cause of fatal accidents, with statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showing an increase in DUI-related fatalities from 9,865 in 2011 to 10,322 in 2013. A significant percentage of these fatal accidents involved drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.15 percent or higher—nearly …
CDC Counts 112 Million Drunk Driving Episodes in 2010
Last year, more than 1.4 million Americans were arrested for driving while impaired by alcohol. However, this is only a fraction of the adults who drove drunk that year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released the results of a nationwide survey on alcohol-impaired driving. The study found that 4 million adults drove …
Woman Gets DUI With Children in the Car
Fortunately, no one was injured when a Clayton woman drove off the road and through a neighborhood picnic area. The woman had two children in her car when she crashed through the Mill Mobile Home Park in Rex and demolished two picnic tables. She then drove under a fence, through a ditch, and headed the …
Drunk Driving Spinal Cord Injury Statistics
A spinal cord injury, statistics indicate, is more common in car accidents resulting from those driving under the influence. If you have become the victim of an accident that wasn’t your fault and you are facing the burden of a serious spinal cord injury, an Atlanta car accident lawyer can financially help you for the future. Approximately 36 …
Drunk Priest Faces DUI, Weapons Charge
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 …
What Not to Do After Being Hit by a Drunk Driver
Oftentimes after an accident, people will be understandably shaken up, but it is important to gather your wits if you are in the position to do so, and get some vital information. Particularly, if you have been hit by a drunk driver, your emotions can run very high given that someone’s irresponsibility and carelessness just …
Baby Killed, Family Injured in Georgia DUI
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 Influence …
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