Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

Trucks are one of the most efficient and convenient ways to transport goods around the country. Our nation's intricate web of highways and interstates allows for the daily transport of millions of tons of goods across the country every day. But, unfortunately, with an increase in trucks on the road there is also a greater chance that there will be a truck accident.

A recent truck accident left two men dead. The accident occurred on March 27 in Southwest Missouri. A tractor trailer driver crashed into three cars in the accident. The driver has now been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

The death of a parent, spouse or child due to the improper actions of another is a tremendous emotional and personal loss. Unfortunately, such a loss also typically carries with it significant financial costs as well. For this reason, families of victims often pursue a wrongful death action to recover any damages suffered as a result. The damage award in such cases can be hard to determine, which is especially true when the victim is very old or very young.

A fatal accident recently occurred in Georgia involving a school bus and a five-year-old girl. The girl was facing away from the bus when she walked into the side of it. The bus was in the course of turning left when the girl walked into it. She was struck by a rear tire of the bus and it ran over her torso. She died as a result of her injuries.

Drivers owe a responsibility to each other to be careful in their actions. It is bad enough when a driver acts negligently and injures another person. It is even worse when a driver is reckless in their actions and displays a lack of care for the safety of others. Such activity increases the danger of injury for others on the roadway and violates the duty owed by all drivers.

A Georgia car crash recently occurred that resulted in the death of one person, and injuries to two others. The accident occurred when a driver passed another vehicle in a no passing zone, sped around a curve and entered the opposite lane. The car collided with a pickup travelling in the opposite direction, setting the car on fire. The driver of the car was killed in the collision, and the driver of the pickup was airlifted to a nearby hospital. A state trooper then collided with the car upon arriving at the scene of the accident, resulting in minor injuries to the officer. The trooper had witnessed the car tailgating another vehicle and driving aggressively prior to the accident and was intending to make a traffic stop when the accident occurred.

Due to the constant danger of accidents, it is important that all drivers are careful in their actions to ensure the safety of others on the roadway where possible. There are many actions that display a failure to apply such care, one of which is leading police on a high-speed chase to avoid apprehension. This act typically involves high speeds and dangerous maneuvers that heighten the risk of injury to others on the road that are not involved in the chase.

Two people were killed and four others injured in a recent Georgia car crash. The accident occurred when an SUV collided with a car containing six people. The driver of the SUV was eluding police after they discovered cocaine in his hotel room. Police lost track of his whereabouts, but discovered where he was when they learned about the accident. The driver of the other vehicle, as well as three passengers suffered injuries that required them to be hospitalized. Two other passengers were killed in the accident. The driver of the SUV has been charged with vehicular homicide, fleeing the scene and drug charges, among others. Six of the charges are felonies.