Distracted driving is by no means new, but there has been more emphasis on it since the invention of the smartphone. There are plenty of other distractions -- kids, pets, passengers, music and more. However, phones have clearly become the top distraction in recent...
Month: February 2021
Daughters allege nursing home abuse of their mother
People in Georgia and across the country rely on long-term care facilities like nursing homes to watch over their loved ones when they cannot. Sadly, reports of nursing home abuse happen far too often, and many families feel powerless as they try to protect elder...
Motorcycle accident claims the life of a teacher
The death of a Cobb County teacher here in Georgia due to a traffic crash has shaken a community to its core. Police say that the motorcycle accident that killed him never should have happened. They are now working diligently to determine the facts around this deadly...
Teen dies in crash with wrong-way driver
Any kind of fatal car crash is a tragedy, but when it involves the death of a young person, it can seem all the more devastating. One Georgia community is reeling after a motor vehicle accident involving a wrong-way driver reportedly took the life of a teen girl....
What if an insurer won’t pay what your car is worth after a crash?
There is a large range of value represented in the cars on the Georgia roads. Some people drive vehicles that they purchased used with hundreds of thousands of miles on them. Those cars may only have a salvage value of a few hundred dollars. Other people drive...
Employee of siding company seriously injured in ladder fall
Employers and employees in Georgia both generally want to do whatever it takes to maintain workplace safety. If an employee is injured or killed while on the job, it can be devastating for that person’s family as well as the company, and the incident may present the...
This is why drunk drivers often crash
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. For instance, you’re not necessarily breaking the law in Georgia if you consume an alcoholic beverage then get behind the wheel of a car to drive. It would depend on your blood alcohol content level at the...
