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...
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...
In a deadly accident last week involving a vehicle and a train, one woman died after her vehicle became stuck on the tracks of the train. The train accident, which occurred in Taylors, South Carolina, involved a 73-year-old woman, Betty Van Sisk, who could not get across the tracks before the crossing arms came down as the train approached the intersection. The impact from the train forced...
Have you ever given a deposition? If you have ever been involved in a lawsuit you undoubtedly have, but surprisingly enough many have no idea what a deposition entails. In its essence, a deposition a question and answer session where the opposing attorney asks all types of questions ranging from where you grew up to why you filed you cause of action. Typically it will involve the deponent, the...
In a recent posting by a fellow InjuryBoard.com partner, Ed Smith, of the Law Officers of Edward A. Smith, the topic of drinking and driving is discussed in terms of what happens after some is injured due to the negligence of a drunk or impaired driver. In many instances the end result of such a reckless act often ends in serious injury and/or death to those involved. And more times than not,...
Now that the Georgia General Assembly has reconvened to tackle this year's important tasks and to address the State's needed changes, one topic that is expected to come up soon concerns the use of cell phones by teens while driving. According to the gwinnettdailypost.com:A bill prefiled in the House for this winter's legislative session would prohibit 16-year-old and 17-year-old drivers from...
Yet another fatal accident has occurred in Liberty County after a Midway resident loses his life in an auto accident on Highway 84. Just before the Christmas holidays, John McGrath, now deceased, was heading east on 84 in his suv when another driver, Shania Simmons, 17, turned in front of his vehicle therein causing the accident. McGrath's suv violently slammed into Simmons' Honda on the...
Are those who are deemed mentally ill or in need of psychiatric care seen as inferior or less important by society standards? If you live in the State of Georgia and base your opinion on the actions of those in charge of caring for these individuals, you just might be inclined to believe some do feel this way. In a recent investigation by Alan Judd of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, it has...
In a second alcohol related accident in the Columbus, Georgia area, a pedestrian was struck and killed by another driver as he was trying to cross the road. Jack L. Whitten, 54, of Columbus, was struck and killed by a vehicle traveling on Veterans Parkway near 14th Street according to the authorities. Whitten, whose blood alcohol content was said to be .361, died shortly after the accident at...
The Christmas holiday period in Georgia was more dangerous and deadly than previously expected on the State's roads and highways according to the Georgia State Patrol. Each year based on detailed research and analysis, the Georgia State Patrol puts out statistics of how many auto accidents and deaths it expects to occur during the busy Christmas holiday season. This year the predictions were off...