At least one person was injured in a Sandy Springs accident that involved a dump truck Monday afternoon, according to a report from Fox 5. The accident took place on Spaulding Drive between Clay Drive and Ball Mill Road and involved a dump truck and another...
Truck Accident
Driver Rear-Ends Semi, Chain-Reaction Crash Injures 8
The driver of an SUV died after rear-ending a semi on I-285 in Clayton County Saturday afternoon, setting off a multi-vehicle crash in which eight other people were injured. According to a report from 11 Alive, the accident occurred near exit 58, just under...
Common Causes of Atlanta Trucking Accidents
An accident with a big truck often means more severe injuries and more substantial suffering than if you had suffered injuries in a normal car crash. Trucks have a much larger mass than smaller passenger vehicles, which means they have a higher risk of causing...
Common Car Accidents in Georgia and Prevention
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...
Drivers Killed in Accident Involving 2 Semi-Trucks
Two truck drivers were killed Saturday morning when their semi-trucks collided on I-285 North at Cascade Road. According to a report from Fox 5, the crash occurred just after 9 a.m. and caused the intersection to be shut down for hours as investigators from...
21 Killed in Georgia Crashes Over Labor Day
According to the Georgia State Patrol, Labor Day weekend saw more than 300 hundred traffic accidents on Georgia roadways, resulting in 21 deaths and around 200 injuries. 14 of the State's fatalities occurred in the Atlanta metropolitan area, including the deaths...
Five Teens Killed in Gwinnett County Crash
Five teenagers died early Monday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on the Ga. 316 onramp to I-85. According to a report from WSB-TV 2, a Toyota Tacoma carrying six teens collided with another vehicle and flipped over the flyover's concrete barrier, landing on the...
Driver Killed When Exiting Vehicle After I-75 Crash
A driver who had been involved in a crash on I-75 in Clayton County was killed early Monday morning after being struck by a tractor-trailer while outside of his vehicle. The incident occurred shortly after 1 AM on July 10, according to a report from Fox...
Firefighters Injured as Semi Hits Fire Truck
Multiple Atlanta firefighters were injured Wednesday after a semi-truck slammed into their fire truck while they were working at the scene of a vehicle fire in the eastbound lanes of I-285. According to a report from Fox 5, firefighters had responded to a...
Motorcyclist Killed, Driver Injured in Early Morning Head-On
A motorcyclist was killed and a driver was injured as a result of an early morning head-on collision Saturday at North Avenue and John Lewis Freedom Parkway in Atlanta, according to a report from Patch. Police responded to the scene at around 4 AM and...