In Georgia, car accidents are the second leading cause of injury deaths and the second leading cause of hospitalization and emergency room visits. Accidents can occur for a number of reasons, including dangerous behavior on the part of drivers. Fortunately, there...
Rear-End Collision
Causes of Intersection Accidents in Atlanta
Intersections can prove dangerous and difficult to navigate. Sometimes, it's a matter of the intersection itself. You may discover, for example, that the intersection has odd angles or poor visibility. In other cases, however, intersection accidents may occur as a...
Drivers in the Atlanta Metro Area Warned of Black Ice Ahead of Christmas Storm
As noted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, an early winter storm is expected to arrive late this week and into the weekend that could bring the coldest temperatures that the region has seen in nearly five years, as well as a high chance of rain, freezing rain,...
Multiple Injuries in 16-Car East Point Crash
A Monday morning chain-reaction crash in East Point resulted in injuries to several people, including a 3-year-old child. According to a report from WSB-TV 2, the East Point Police Department received a call that there had been an accident on I-285 north between...
Driver Killed After Crashing Into Previous Accident Scene
While Clayton County police were cleaning up the roadway after an injury crash involving a tractor-trailer in the early hours of Friday morning, they say another vehicle sped through standstill traffic and struck into the back of the commercial truck, resulting...
I-85 Multi-Vehicle Accident Results in Several Serious Injuries
A multi-vehicle accident on southbound I-85 near the SR 74/Senoia Road exit in Fairburn on Wednesday morning resulted in five injuries, and four medical transports, with three of the victims in serious condition. The accident reportedly involved a semi-truck, a...
Driver Faces Multiple Charges After Injuring Four
A driver is facing a slew of charges after causing an accident in which four people were injured while fleeing police. The incident began when a Georgia State Patrol trooper observed a Move Over violation while in the course of conducting a traffic stop on I-20...
How Does Drive Fatigue Contribute to Truck Accidents?
Every day, truck drivers across the country can put in more than 700 miles during their shifts, even if they adhere to federal mandates for the number of hours they can legally spend on the road. Those truck drivers can spend as many as 11 hours out of a 14-hour shift...
Three-Car Crash Caused by Mechanical Issues
After a driver experienced mechanical issues that required them to pull over to the left shoulder of I-285 near Ashford-Dunwoody Road last week, a chain reaction crash occurred in which another driver was killed. Police responded to the accident scene shortly after...
Who’s at Fault for a Rear-End Accident in Georgia?
A rear-end collision can cause substantial damage to your vehicle and, in many cases, serious injury to everyone in the vehicle. When someone else hits you from behind, you may assume that driver will automatically bear liability for the accident. However, rear-end...