Georgia State Police charged a woman with DUI and other violations after a serious crash that occurred at about 10 a.m. on Aug. 6 in Murrayville. The police reported that the woman drove across the road and hit a vehicle that was heading in the opposite direction....
Year: 2013
Fatal car crash claims life of undercover officer
In Georgia, one officer was killed in the line of duty and another critically injured when their vehicle collided with a utility pole on North Veterans Parkway in Columbus. The 53-year-old man who died was an undercover officer with the Metro Narcotics Task Force and...
Georgia man killed in car crash when driver swerved to miss deer
A 51-year-old man driving in Wayne County struck another vehicle while attempting to allegedly avoid hitting a deer. The car wreck became fatal when the 30-year-old driver from Jesup died at the scene. Georgia state troopers reported that the accident occurred on the...
Teen drivers: the high cost of insuring a high-risk driver
Although the cost of adding teen drivers to their parents' insurance policies varies depending on where they live, teenagers behind the wheel are generally considered high-risk, making them the most expensive drivers to insure. Parents of Georgia teens may be...
Woman causes fatal car accident
An Atlanta woman was the cause of a fatal car crash in Midtown Atlanta on the Downtown Connection on July 6th around 3:30 p.m. The driver, who was placed under arrest, was traveling on the HOV lane south of the 17th Street Bridge when the accident occurred.Authorities...
Motorcycle and car collision leaves one man in critical condition
The names of those involved have been released following a Georgia car crash that led to one man being critically injured. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a 63-year-old motorcycle rider had been heading west on a highway at the time of the motorcycle accident.A...
Family of slain law student files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a 27-year-old Georgia law school graduate who was allegedly killed by a neighbor and classmate in 2011 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The young woman's family filed the suit June 17 in federal court in Macon. They are seeking more than $5 million in...
Jailed Georgia pharmacist charged with homicide
A pharmacist who was recently arrested and charged with illegally selling painkillers is now facing multiple charges as a result of a motor vehicle accident that killed one man and injured two others. The druggist, whose Georgia pharmacy was recently raided by law...
How much is a human life worth?
No one can put a price tag on a human life, but families in Georgia who feel that they have legitimate cause to file a wrongful death lawsuit quickly discover how the legal system can try to determine a dollar value. According to an article published in Hawaii...
Former NBA star involved in fatal crash
Mookie Blaylock, a former Atlanta Hawks player, was involved in a head-on car crash in Clayton County that left a female driver dead. Blaylock, along with a passenger in the other vehicle, were injured in an auto accident when the former NBA star allegedly crossed the...