Posts tagged accidents

• Yamaha Rhino 660 ATV Causes Serious Risk Of Injury And Death For Riders

  M. Brandon Smith | December 22, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Yamaha's Rhino 660 has been the object of much criticism and debate over the last few months due to its alleged design defects that cause the popular ATV to unnecessarily rollover without warning. The Rhino 660 has been cited as the cause of hundreds of injuries across the U.S. to its consumers since its introduction by Yamaha in 2003. The typical injuries sustained involve broken legs, ankles,...

• Four Fatal Car Accidents Occur In Cherokee County Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | August 13, 2007 12:11 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The last two weeks have been deadly on the roadways of Cherokee County, Georgia. The Georgia State Patrol is currently investigating 4 fatal car accidents that occurred with the last week there. On August 4 one Hispanic male was struck and killed by a hit and run driver on I-75 shortly after striking the median in his own vehicle. The hit and run driver has not been identified at this point but...

• 10 Most Dangerous Airports In The United States

  M. Brandon Smith | March 11, 2007 6:38 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Is your airport a safe one or did it make the Forbes.com 10 most dangerous airports list? The answer just might surprise you depending on your response. The report listed North Las Vegas as the most dangerous airport in the United States followed by Charlotte Douglas International, Long Beach (California), Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Los Angeles International, Boston-Logan...

• Fatal Car Accident Claims The Lives Of Four Young Georgians On I-575

  M. Brandon Smith | June 13, 2007 1:11 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a tragic accident on Georgia's I-575 in Cobb County, four young people lost their lives after being involved in a one car accident on Saturday. The driver and the front seat passenger survived the accident but four other occupants were not so lucky. According to authorities, the driver reportedly lost control of her vehicle which subsequently flipped numerous times in the fatal auto accident....

• Fatal Auto Accident Occurs After Driver Travels Down Wrong Lane Of I-85

  M. Brandon Smith | March 31, 2007 5:36 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A car traveling down the wrong lane of travel on I-85 has left one person dead and 20 others injured. The driver of the vehicle was killed and pronounced dead at the scene. The injured occupants on the Greyhound bus were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Many of the bus' occupants had to crawl out of the window to escape the accident. The bus crash occurred around 3:00 a.m. and it is not...

• Motorcycle Accident Ends In Death For One Georgia Resident

  M. Brandon Smith | August 15, 2007 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A fatal motorcycle accident shut down all lanes of traffic on Georgia's I-85 In Gwinnett County today. The Georgia motorcycle accident reportedly occurred around 3:00 a.m. Numerous emergency personnel arrived on the scene just south of Hamilton Mill Road moments after the motorcycle crash occurred but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The facts of the accident are still being...

• Child Dies After Being Ran Over By Family Member

  M. Brandon Smith | March 21, 2007 6:50 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 15-month old child was struck and killed earlier today after a family member backed over her in a SUV. Authorities at this point have determined this was a tragic accident but are not sure if charges will be filled in connection with the pedestrian accident. The accident occurred at the girl's home on Red Cloud Road around 3 p.m. earlier today. The mother of the 15-month old girl tried to...

• Drunk Driver Causes Deadly Car Accident

  M. Brandon Smith | December 26, 2007 10:40 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A drunk driver by the name of Gregory Lee Wills may soon be facing felony vehicular homicide charges after causing a deadly car wreck on December 11, 2007 in Forsyth County. According to officials, one of the passengers involved in the dui accident, a 10-year-old minor, recently passed away due to the injuries she sustained. The young girl bravely battled for her life for more than a week at...

• Wrong Way Driver on I85 Crashes into Trucks

  Darren Tobin | November 08, 2011 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A driver was critically injured this past Friday, November 4, 2011 after slamming into a tractor trailer. The crash occurred in the early morning as a woman was driving her Ford Explorer south in...

• Fatal Accident Leaves 4 Dead On Georgia's Highway 316

  M. Brandon Smith | July 09, 2007 1:46 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a tragic end to the fourth of July weekend, four Georgians were killed on Sunday after their vehicle collided with a tractor trailer and a tour bus. The fatal car crash took place on Georgia's Highway 316 and Highway 29 in Lawrenceville. Emergency personnel arrived to the site of the car accident promptly but none of the occupants of the vehicle survived the event. The names of those involved...