Posts tagged wrongful

• Georgia's Wrongful Death Statute Explained

  Darren Tobin | November 22, 2011 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  34 year Ryan Edward Morton from Gwinnett County, killed two people in a car wreck Thursday, November 17, 2011. Morton was driving a white Chevrolet Astro van on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road...

• Dangerous Truckers And The Lack Of Adequate Regulation

  M. Brandon Smith | August 07, 2008 1:16 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Terrifying information has recently been released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is the federal agency charged with regulating the trucking industry. All United States...

• 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...

• 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,...

• Beloved Oconee County Teacher Involved In Fatal Auto Accident

  M. Brandon Smith | September 16, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The students and citizens of Oconee County are now morning the tragic death of a beloved middle school teacher who was tragically killed in an auto accident earlier this week. The forty-three year old teacher of Malcolm Bridge Middle School was reportedly running an after school errand when her vehicle was struck by another unidentified motorist near Bogart, Georgia. According to the Georgia...

• Pedestrian Accident May Lead To Criminal Charges

  M. Brandon Smith | September 03, 2007 8:31 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a tragic turn of events, a pregnant mother who was struck by an 18 year-old driver recently succumbed to her injuries stemming from a pedestrian accident the occurred on August 24, 2007. According to authorities, Djuana Thomas, 22 weeks pregnant at the time, was crossing Mobile Street pushing her daughter Samiya Jordan in a stroller when the 18 year old driver struck both her and her 1...

• 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...

• Fatal Accident Occurs At Atlanta's Hartsfild-Jackson Airport

  M. Brandon Smith | June 15, 2007 12:07 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A fatal accident has recently been reported at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Early reports indicate a man working on the Maynard Jackson International Terminal was struck by a large dump truck around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The man was immediately taken to nearby Grady Hospital but later died as a result of his injuries. The name of the man and other circumstances surrounding his tragic...

• Deputy Strikes And Kills Pedestrian After Passing Another Vehicle

  M. Brandon Smith | June 14, 2007 1:35 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  No charges will be filed against a Berkeley County deputy who recently struck and killed a 21 year old pedestrian according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The deputy was reportedly passing another vehicle when he struck the man who was walking in the middle of the roadway facing on coming traffic near Macedonia. The pedestrian was flown to the hospital shortly after the pedestrian...

• 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....