Category Archives: Motor Vehicle Accidents
Commercial Truck Maintenance Standards in Georgia
Many factors can contribute to serious commercial truck accidents — and not all involve the driver. While the driver’s actions, training and physical condition are usually among the first things attorneys examine when investigating these accidents, other factors are worth consideration as well. The mechanical condition of the commercial vehicle involved can often be a […]
Hazardous Materials Regulations that Could Impact Your Case
It is a matter of commercial necessity that potentially dangerous materials such as chemicals and explosive substances must sometimes be transported over our nation’s highways. While companies engaged in the dangerous activity of transporting hazardous materials on public roads are already subject to a heightened legal standard of care, their failure to comply with the […]
Looking Beyond the Other Driver in Auto Accident Cases
In the vast majority of auto and truck accident cases, the other driver is the most likely place to look when assigning fault. However, other factors and parties could be partially or even wholly to blame, and third parties may share in the responsibility for causing a serious vehicle accident. Effective attorneys always consider the […]
Georgia Fatal Car Accident Statistics
Vehicle accidents are a common cause of unexpected deaths in Georgia and throughout the United States. However, few accidents are truly accidents. Most could have been avoided if some involved party had exercised reasonable care. While every accident is different, it is possible to learn something about the factors that tend to contribute to fatal […]
Lack of Child Restraints Contributes to Tragedy of Smyrna Collision
In February, a drunk driver took the life of an eight-month old boy—his own son. Driving west in the eastbound lane of Winding Hill Road in Smyrna, 31-year old Darren Curry drove his Chevrolet Malibu head-on into a taxi driven by Jose Diaz. The impact of the collision fused the front ends of the two […]
Dangerous Transportation Companies Shut Down
Two Georgia transportation companies and three other businesses were recently shut-down as imminent hazards to public health by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA). In February, 2014, FMSCA ordered the immediate shut-down of an Atlanta-based transportation company. In March, the agency shut down four more companies. In all, three passenger carriers and two freight […]
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Should Be Year-Round
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) designates May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month — but safety awareness needs to be year-round. As the weather warms up after a record cold winter, motorcycle riders will return to the roads in large numbers. Unfortunately, the odds are good that many will die and more will be […]
Georgia Fifth in the Nation for Fatal Large Truck Crashes
Atlanta drivers were urged to avoid I-85 on the morning of Wednesday, March 12 following a grisly multi-truck accident in which one person died. One truck overturned and split in half before a second truck crashed, causing traffic in both directions to be shut down. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident. More and more […]
Distracted Truck Driver Arraigned on Charges of Killing Two in Crash
In May of 2013, George and Kathleen Weed of Pittsford, New York were northbound on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania on a Friday afternoon. Moving in stop-and-start traffic, Mr. and Mrs. Weed were behind a tractor-trailer, itself following another tractor-trailer. Tragedy followed just moments later. Driving a tractor-trailer on I-81, Muniru Iddress, of Lancaster, PA, approached […]
