Georgia Has Best and Deadliest Roads in the US A study published in Reader’s Digest magazine indicates dichotomies in Georgia’s road safety. The state’s roads are some of the best in the country indicated by their position at number 13 on the list. However oddly enough, Georgia’s roads are also…
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Killer Roads Report: Georgia Highways Dangerous
Killer Roads Report: Georgia Highways More Dangerous Because of Negligent Motorists A report based on auto accident statistics by the Department of Transportation between 1994 and 2008 lists the most dangerous roads in the country by the number of fatalities that have occurred here. The top 20 is made up…
Multi Vehicle Auto Accident in Atlanta Kills One, Injures Five
Multi Vehicle Auto Accident in Atlanta Kills One, Injures Five A multi vehicle accident on Holcomb Bridge Road has left one man dead and five people, including a mother and four children, injured. The accident occurred on Thursday morning. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a pickup truck crossed a…
Fatal Accidents on the Rise in Rural Georgia
As Georgia car accident lawyers, we represent victims of automobile accidents, not just in the metro Atlanta area, but across the state. This includes rural areas in Georgia. That is why it‘s deeply concerning to us to see that rural Georgians continue to be at a higher risk of fatal…
Most of Georgia’s Fatalities from Flooding-related Accidents
Most of Georgia’s Fatalities From Flooding-Related Accidents Nine people have been confirmed dead in flash floods that swept through much of north Georgia, including the metro Atlanta area. Most of these deaths occurred when cars were swept away. After severe flooding on Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation closed down…
Hart County Officials to Study Site of Fatal Car Accident
Officials from the Georgia Department of Transportation will be looking at an intersection at Hart County which was the scene of a fatal car accident last month. An 81-year-old man was struck and killed as he was trying to cross the SR77 from the Lavonia connector in his vehicle. The…
Four Dead in Lowndes County Car- Truck Accident
News coming in has confirmed a deadly truck accident this morning in Valdosta in Lowndes County. Apparently, four people have died in the accident that involved a car and a rental truck on I-75. The crash happened early this morning at about 2:30. It’s a tragic start to the four-day…
Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Forsyth County Traced to Motorist’s Illegal U-Turn
A motorcycle rider who was critically injured in an accident in Forsyth County over the weekend has succumbed to his injuries at an Atlanta Hospital. The victim 49-year-old Terry Hitt was riding a motorcycle which collided with a Suzuki SUV when the motorist tried to make an illegal U turn.…
Georgia State Patrol Expects Increase in Fatal Memorial Day Accidents
Georgia State Patrol is expecting an increase of 29 percent in the number of fatal accidents over the Memorial Day weekend. Troopers are expecting 2,725 accidents over the weekend, which begins from 6 pm Friday and runs through midnight on Monday. These crashes are expected to result in eighteen deaths,…
Families Mark Second Anniversary of Bryan County Car Accident Deaths
March 21st marked two years since the car accident that killed three Bryan County high school students. Melissa and Heather Arthur and Laura Cobb were killed in an accident just two miles from their school. On the day of the accident, the three girls were passengers in a Chevrolet Cavalier…