A Jonesboro city councilman faces serious consequences after neighbors leveled a drunk driving accusation against him. He already spent a night in jail and had to make a courtroom appearance. The Oct. 10 incident involved a collision with a mailbox near the...
Year: 2012
Football player injured in motorcycle accident begins long recovery
Motorcycle accidents are so often catastrophic because motorcycles have a much smaller profile. Drivers must take extra care when making turns or crossing intersections to ensure they are not endangering motorcyclists, pedestrians or other parties on Georgia roads....
Georgia driver crashes through restaurant, 3 injured
A bizarre multi-vehicle collision concluded last week with a car crashing through the window of a restaurant and coming to rest entirely inside the business amidst rubble and glass. This car accident looked like a stunt out of an action movie but resulted in serious,...
DUI suspect linked to additional hit-and-run incident
With thousands of drivers on Georgia's roads, car accidents have become an increasing threat. Innocent people are injured or killed by gross negligence and carelessness on the part of other drivers. In these instances, particularly when the collision involves use of...
Georgia State Patrol report several injured in recent wreck
Passengers involved in a car accident in Georgia can seek compensation for their injuries if the driver was engaged in reckless or otherwise negligent behavior that resulted in the crash. Drivers bear the responsibility for passengers in their care, and those injured...
Georgia drunk-driving victim suffers broken bones in all of her limbs
After the shock of being hit by another driver wears off, imagine the immense horror that would come over you if your car started smoking. Further, not only is your car smoking, but you have broken bones in all of your limbs and can't get out of the vehicle. You worry...
Rome woman injured after car knocked down embankment
Drivers in Georgia and throughout the country have an obligation to remain alert and cautious on the road. Failure to abide by the rules of the road too often results in injuries to innocent parties. Unfortunately, that appears to have been the case in a recent Floyd...
2 killed in wrong-way accident on Georgia highway
When a fatal accident is the result of a driver's negligence, the family of the deceased can sue for wrongful death. The concerns of grieving families often don't immediately involve the financial problems that come with losing a loved one, but those problems, which...
Car accident kills Georgia man, injures passenger
A Georgia family is likely still grappling to come to terms with the shock that their loved one is no longer with them. On Monday, the Georgia man was killed in a three-vehicle collision that also injured the Georgia man's passenger. The car accident happened in the...
Georgia woman sues city after police chase
Pedestrians can suffer devastating injuries in car accidents because they have no protection against them. This is what happened to one Atlanta woman in 2008. Unfortunately, in this case, her harm was allegedly caused by authorities in our very state.According to...