Three Killed in Stone Mountain Freeway Van Accident At least three people, all employees of Georgia Power, were killed in a deadly van accident on Stone Mountain Freeway on Tuesday afternoon. Six other people have sustained critical injuries. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a van with 9 people inside…
Gwinnett County Cop Arrested for DUI Also Involved in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Last month, we reported on a Gwinnett County police officer arrested after being involved in a DUI accident. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, it now turns out that police officer James Stoudenmire had also been involved in…
Stone Mountain Woman Killed in Accident in Gwinnett County A woman was killed in a head-on accident over the weekend near Lilburn in Gwinnett County. According to news reports, the woman was driving a Ford Escort, when she crossed a center line, and rammed into an oncoming Chevrolet. The woman,…
Questions Remain After Child’s Death in Atlanta School Bus Accident Earlier this week, a 5-year-old boy was killed when he was run over by a school bus. The driver of the bus has now been charged with homicide by vehicle second degree. On Tuesday afternoon, Everett Johnson had just gotten…
Increase in Fall Accident Fatalities is Disturbing Researchers at the John Hopkins School of Public Heath have found a sharp increase in the number of fatalities from accidental falls and poisonings, between 1995 and 2005. These increases were part of a larger overall pattern, in which the number of people…
Georgia Family Battles Over Wrongful Death Damages The parents of a teenager who died in an accident involving a police car in 2007, is likely to appeal his wrongful death verdict in the Georgia Supreme Court, in a case that has received nationwide attention for its unusual nature. In October…
One Killed as SUV Crashes into Douglasville Home You don’t expect to be struck by a car when you’re safely ensconced in your own home. But that’s exactly happened to Douglasville-resident George Michael Bryant. The 60-year-old man was in his house watching a movie on Saturday night with his wife,…
Child Killed in Douglas County Accident A 4-year-old boy has been killed and other members of his family, including his mother, have been seriously injured in an accident in Douglas County earlier last week. According to Georgia State Patrol, a Pontiac Bonneville crossed the center line, and crashed into a…
Elderly Lexington Couple Mauled to Death in Dog Attack Mystery still surrounds the death of a retired professor and his wife, apparently from a vicious dog attack. On Saturday, the mutilated bodies of retired UGA professor 77-year-old Luther Karl Schweder, and his wife 65-year-old Sherry were found near their home…
A multi-vehicle accident on Interstate-285 in DeKalb County on Wednesday left a motorcyclist dead, and 5 other people injured. According to DeKalb County police, the accident was set off by an SUV driver who entered the highway without slowing for traffic. The driver seems to have set off a chain…