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...
Truck Accident
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...
Fatigue a Suspected Factor in Clayton County Fatal Truck Accident
According to the Clayton County Police Department, driver fatigue is a suspected factor in an accident involving a tractor-trailer that killed a woman and injured a child on Interstate 675 Thursday night. The accident occurred when a tractor-trailer struck a sedan...
Motorcyclist Killed in Henry County Crash
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on northbound I-75 in Henry County on Thursday after being struck by two tractor trailers. Police say they were called to the scene -- just south of the Hudson Bridge Road exit -- around 5 AM. The victim, who was riding a blue...
Pedestrian Killed and Truck on Fire in Two DeKalb County Accidents
It was a rough start to the work week for emergency responders in DeKalb County, with two separate accidents occurring on I-285 on Monday morning. The first accident occurred shortly before 4:45 AM, when the brakes apparently went out on a tractor trailer as it was...
Tractor-Trailer Accident Near Downtown Connector
A commercial truck driver was hospitalized in serious condition at Grady Hospital on Thursday after the tractor-trailer they were driving fell from the Fulton Street Bridge onto Pulliam Street in Atlanta. The incident occurred shortly after 3 AM, when the truck fell...
Georgia’s Safe Driving Summit for Warn Teens of Driving Dangers
As students across Georgia prepare for spring break, traffic experts and concerned citizens hosted the state's first Safe Driving Summit in Carroll County last week, where hundreds gathered to allow students interactive learning experiences such as what a real trauma...
Two Dead, Several Injured Following Fiery 1-20 Crash
Two people were dead and several more were injured -- including an infant -- following a fiery crash on I-20 in Atlanta Sunday, according to a report from 11Alive. The accident occurred around 5 AM, in the eastbound lanes near the I-285 exit on the west side...
Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash on I-75 in Marietta
A 30-year-old Smyrna woman was killed on I-75 in Marietta near Delk Road after police say she lost control of her vehicle and rotated into other lanes, resulting in a tractor-trailer slamming into her Ford Focus. The accident occurred in the northbound lanes at around...
Drive Killed Clearing Stalled Semi on I-20
An Atlanta woman was killed on Interstate 20 in Douglas County on Sunday morning after the car she was driving struck the back of a stalled semi-truck. The accident just east of Thornton Road in the westbound lanes of the highway, around 9:35 AM., and resulted in the...