Police officers face certain risks every day on the job. For law enforcement personnel who are dealing with traffic violations, the threat of injury can be significantly increased. A recent car accident involving a police cruiser and a semi truck highlights some of...
Year: 2014
Police: Truck driver was drunk in Georgia motorcycle crash
Motorcycle riders are left exposed to the elements with little to protect them from injury in the event of a crash. Receiving compensation for such injuries requires exceptional attention to detail and a firm understanding of the law. Even when a crash is clearly the...
Georgia bicyclist dies after collision with excavator
Road construction and maintenance crews are supposed to provide proper warnings and protections for motorists and pedestrians. Failure to take the necessary safety precautions can lead to serious injuries, either for workers or other innocent parties.On May 8 a...
Family says denture-related death resulted from act of negligence
As we all know, a trip to a medical facility for any reason can cause nervousness or anxiety. Most medical treatments do result in a safe outcome. However, there are far too many cases in which negligence or errors have disastrous results.For example, in one case that...
Caregiver at Georgia facility arrested for elder abuse
In some abusive situations that result in personal injury, the injured party is unable to seek help alone. This may be especially true in cases of elder abuse.An incident of alleged nursing home abuse was recently reported at a care facility in Chamblee, Georgia. The...
Tragic bus accident takes life of Georgia kindergarten student
On the morning of April 14 at around 7 a.m., students were starting to arrive at Georgia's Chattanooga Valley Elementary School. The school has a circular drive intended for school buses that is in a different area than where parents drop their children off. A...
Chain of events in Georgia leaves one driver dead
On April 12, one driver died and three other people suffered injuries in a multiple-vehicle wreck that occurred on Interstate 20 in Morgan County. Emergency responders transported the wounded, whom authorities did not identify, to Morgan Memorial and Athens Regional...
1 injured in hit-and-run at Georgia intersection
A car accident at an intersection in Valdosta is currently being treated by investigators as a hit-and-run. Officials are seeking a gray pickup truck and its driver, whom they allege was responsible for striking a van and injuring the man driving it around 8 a.m. on...
Pastor killed in head-on crash with drunk driver, charges filed
A Georgia pastor has been killed after a nighttime head-on collision with a drunk driver. The pastor's wife was seriously injured, as well. On the night of March 30, a Rome pastor was leaving his congregation after a celebration of his 23 years of service. The couple...
4-vehicle crash leaves 6 people injured
A car crash that involved four vehicles in Georgia left six people with injuries. It appeared that a female driver was driving a 1997 Oldsmobile Achiva when she pulled out from an apartment complex. The authorities believed that she pulled out into the path of an...