Personal Injury News

Reading news stories can be helpful to victims of accidents in Georgia, Ohio, and the Carolinas. Atlanta injury lawyer Shane Smith and his team provide news articles, research results, and other information that may be of interest to victims of car accidents, pedestrian traffic accidents, drunk drivers, and more.

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Teen attacked by three Pit Bull dogs in Clayton County On May 3, 2012, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law the “Responsible Dog Ownership Law” implements clearer definition of the civil liabilities an owner faces.

Date: 09/20/2014 Category: General
Boxer Paul 'Punisher' Williams paralyzed in crash Boxer Paul “Punisher” Williams was paralyzed from the waist down Sunday after being involved in a motorcycle crash in the Atlanta suburbs.

Date: 06/20/2012 Category: General
DUI Suspect In Fatal Crash Has Lengthy Record An Acworth man charged in a suspected drunken driving crash that killed a metro Atlanta father Tuesday has a lengthy criminal record.

Date: 06/08/2012 Category: General
Senate Approves Bill Arising From Atlanta Bus Crash A bill introduced in the aftermath of an Atlanta bus crash that killed five members of an Ohio college baseball team has cleared the U.S. Senate.

Date: 03/23/2012 Category: General
Residents Call Buena Vista Road and Floyd Road Intersection Dangerous Columbus Police are continuing to investigate the fatal car accident at the intersection of Floyd Road and Buena Vista Road this weekend.

Date: 02/13/2012 Category: General
Climax man killed in early Monday crash A Climax man was killed in a crash off Georgia 262 South early Monday morning, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

Date: 02/08/2012 Category: General
A Season To Cry: A Community Mourns Loss of Family Florida accident causes many fatalities. Family and friends mourn at International Church of the Restoration in Marietta.

Date: 02/06/2012 Category: General
Silverdale Baptist Academy Senior Killed in Car Accident Shane Smith, Personal Injury Attorney, offers condolences to the Family and friends continue to mourn the loss of a high school senior.

Date: 01/30/2012 Category: General
Slip-and-Fall Victim Wins Lawsuit A Georgia court awarded $2.3 million in damages to a customer who slipped and fell at a Kroger grocery store that destroyed evidence, authorities say.

Date: 01/30/2012 Category: General
Funeral Monday for fallen APD Officer Gail Thomas Thomas, 46, died late Tuesday night after being struck by a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver.

Date: 01/30/2012 Category: General
DRUID HILLS | 5-car accident leaves 1 critical The accident happened shortly after 7 a.m. on Ponce de Leon Avenue near Fernbank Museum.

Date: 01/12/2012 Category: General
Several hurt in morning rush hour pile-up on Ponce Several people were injured – one critically – in a five-vehicle pileup that shut down Ponce de Leon Avenue for much of Thursday’s morning commute.

Date: 01/12/2012 Category: General
Police: Cause of Ponce Crash Unknown Atlanta Police say the cause of the five-car pile up on Ponce de Leon Avenue Thursday morning is still unknown. According to a statement released Thursday afte

Date: 01/12/2012 Category: General
Wife of Braves Trainer Killed in Atlanta Accident The wife of Atlanta Braves trainer Jeff Porter was killed Saturday afternoon in Atlanta when the car was hit by a Georgia State Patrol Trooper.

Date: 01/12/2012 Category: General
Witness gives account of tragic wreck involving Braves trainer The Georgia State Patrol released few details Sunday about a crash that killed wife of Braves trainer Jeff Porter, but a witness said the trooper was speeding.

Date: 01/12/2012 Category: General
Four Die in Holiday Traffic Accidents Across Georgia The GSP reports four traffic fatalities in Georgia over the Christmas holiday weekend, overall traffic fatalities in the state are on the decline.

Date: 12/30/2011 Category: General
Gwinnett Pedestrian Killed By Car The accident happened at Britt Road near Jimmy Carter Blvd., where traffic is clearing up. The accident occurred around 5 a.m.

Date: 12/29/2011 Category: General
Police say mom with toddler was DUI, going 90 on Ga. 400 Roswell police arrested a woman who allegedly was driving drunk and going 90 mph on Ga. 400 – with a 17-month-old toddler in the back seat of her car.

Date: 12/28/2011 Category: General
DUI Test Refusals Prompt Blood Warrants Suspected drunk drivers stopped by the State Patrol’s DUI task force or Douglas County sheriff’s deputies may be forced to give up their blood.

Date: 12/28/2011 Category: General
Teen Hurt In One Car Accident A teenager was injured on Christmas Eve morning in a one-vehicle accident on Cool Springs Road.

Date: 12/28/2011 Category: General