Posts tagged accidents

• Pedestrian Accident Ends In Death Of Retired Minster

  M. Brandon Smith | February 19, 2007 10:49 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Reverend Gerry Hearin was tragically struck and killed in a pedestrian accident after being ran over by a vehicle near Coleman Coliseum immediately following the Alabama and Kentucky basketball game Saturday night. Hearin, a retired United Methodist Minster, was the pastor of several local churches during his time prior to his passing. The tragic event came as a complete shock to everyone...

• Georgia Pedestrian Loses Leg In Hit And Hit Accident

  M. Brandon Smith | February 04, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Georgia woman was recently struck by a hit and run driver on Ulmerton Road as she and a friend tried to cross the roadway. Elonda Floyd, 41, and Lisa King, 46, were both taken to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg after being struck by the driver for their injuries. As a result of the accident, Floyd lost her leg and suffered other serious injuries. King was treated and subsequently...

• Pedestrian Accident Ends In Death For Bibb County Man

  M. Brandon Smith | January 21, 2007 9:34 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Peter Holliday Jr., 85, was tragically struck and killed in a pedestrian accident just before 3 p.m. at his Macon, Georgia residence earlier yesterday afternoon. Holliday, who lived on Forest Hill Road in Bibb County, was checking his mail when the accident occurred. It is believed the first vehicle swerved to miss Holliday but a second vehicle driven by 34-year-old Malaika Johnson of Macon,...

• Hit And Run Death Ends With Arrest

  M. Brandon Smith | January 21, 2007 9:04 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Since my previous post about the death of an 11-year-old Atlanta girl who was struck by a hit and run driver, authorities have recently made an arrest of the alleged suspect. Atlanta police arrested Tory Fairchild, 23, in connection with the hit and run accident which left Terriona Ison dead last week. Fairchild has been charged with felony murder, vehicular homicide and numerous other charges...

• 2 Dead And 14 Injured After A Van Runs Off The Road In Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | January 17, 2007 11:03 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a rather unique accident, a 2001 Dodge Ram carrying 20 passengers recently crashed into a tree after running of the road in LaGrange, Georgia earlier this week. Of the 20 Hispanic passengers, 14 were injured and two died as a result of the crash. Authorities investigating the scene said the van was returning from a trip to Florida but they are still uncertain as to why the van ran off the...

• Young Girl Stuck And Killed By Hit And Run Driver

  M. Brandon Smith | January 17, 2007 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Investigators are still investigating the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl who was struck and killed as she was trying to cross an Atlanta street earlier this week. Witnesses say the Chevrolet Impala, which sped off from the scene of the accident immediately after striking the young girl, made no attempt to see if she was okay or did anything to help save her life. The young girl was...

• One Car Crash Leaves Georgia Teen Dead

  M. Brandon Smith | January 16, 2007 8:43 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Georgia's dangerous roadways claim yet another teen driver's life as J.C. Ferrel, a Central High School student, lost control of his vehicle and died as a result on Monday night. The 17-year-old honor student and athlete was returning home from work when his vehicle apparently hydroplaned off Highway 166 in Bowden. The Carroll County accident marks yet another tragic loss of life on our State's...

• Pedestrian Accident Leaves One Woman Seriously Injured in Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | January 16, 2007 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a recent pedestrian accident in Cleveland, Georgia, a woman was serious injured as she tried to cross the road on south main street. The woman, who has yet to be identified, was struck by an oncoming vehicle that apparently did not see her until it was too late. Witnesses of the accident said the unidentified driver tried to avoid the pedestrian but was unable to do so. The pedestrian was...

• Tractor Trailer Leaves The Scene Of The Accident It Purportedly Caused

  M. Brandon Smith | January 14, 2007 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A tractor trailer that reportedly caused a three car auto accident caused major delays to traffic and left one overturned vehicle demolished. Witnesses say the tractor trailer, which was not stuck in the accident, was the cause of the accident but left the scene of the accident despite the driver's negligent actions. The driver of the demolished truck tried to avoid the tractor trailer and...

• Trucking Accident Causes Additional Injuries In A Subsequent Collision

  M. Brandon Smith | January 14, 2007 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Everyone who has ever driven on a public highway or interstate has seen tractor-trailers (aka semis or 18-wheelers) and knows how dangerous they can be if not operated properly. A recent trucking accident on I-75 involving a tractor-trailer is just the latest example. In this rather bizarre accident, a truck driver side swiped a patrol car and careened into an ambulance that had just responded...