On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Truck Accidents on Thursday, May 16, 2013
An accident involving two trucks on an interstate highway in Cecil, Georgia, injured one driver, and left the other driver dead. The accident occurred close to noon on I-75 close to Exit 32 as a semi-truck was moving south on the highway and smashed into the back of the second semi-truck. The first truck's cab was thoroughly collapsed from the force of the collision.
Emergency personnel rushed to the scene of the accident but were unable to save the life of the driver of the first truck. He was certified as dead right at the location of the collision. The second driver survived, but suffered injuries serious enough to require that he be transported to a local hospital in an ambulance, after first aid was furnished at the scene.
On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Car Accidents on Friday, May 10, 2013
A woman severely injured in a car accident involving three vehicles asserts that the crash was the result of wrongful actions by a City of Atlanta police officer fresh out of the academy. The accident caused her to have to endure painful and debilitating cervical and lower back damage. Another 59-year-old driver involved in the accident suffered even more, losing her life.
The injured woman is suing the city for personal injuries based on the negligence of the officer, who drove right through a red light at an intersection. His vehicle then rammed with great force into the other woman's car, resulting in injuries that killed her. The second car, in turn, was forced into the front end of the plaintiff's vehicle, inflicting her terrible injuries.
On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Authorities might hold a 44-year-old man responsible for the injury of one man and the death of another following an early-morning car accident in Perry, Georgia. The man who was driving was also injured in the single-vehicle accident that played out on Duke Road near Toomer Road.
Area police believed that the man got behind the wheel of the vehicle after a party held at a location on Toomer Road. A 26-year-old man was in the backseat of the 2010 Ford Mustang GT while a 17-year-old boy was seated in the front seat.
On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Drunk Driving Accidents on Friday, April 19, 2013
A rash of accidents in Cobb, Georgia has aptly framed the hazards that bicyclists face on roads throughout the country. This community has seen three fatal bicycle accidents this year alone, two of which occurred in the same two-week period.
The most recent accident claimed the life of a 25-year-old man. The accident appears to be at the hands of a drunk driver. The victim was struck at around 5 a.m. one morning when he was riding his bike to the fast food restaurant where he worked. He was hit as he biked along Marietta Parkway.
On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Car Accidents on Monday, April 8, 2013
A recent car accident that snagged three vehicles in Bibb County, Georgia, claimed the life of a woman while injuring two other individuals. The accident also took place at an especially hazardous intersection of town, which some local residents say needs to be addressed.
The chain-reaction accident began when a 61-year-old woman was driving along Fulton Mill Road. The woman veered into the westbound lane of traffic where she collided her Toyota Camry with a Nissan Ultima. After colliding the Nissan, the woman's vehicle was T-boned by a pickup truck.
On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, April 4, 2013
A 27-year-old man that is being criminally charged for fleeing police officers in his vehicle and causing a fatal car accident made his first appearance in court recently. The man made efforts to sound remorseful for his actions, which claimed the lives of two individuals, including one child. He told the DeKalb County courtroom that it was purely an accident and he was sorry.
The legal proceedings stemmed from an incident where police pulled the man over one night. Authorities had searched a hotel where the man was staying and they found cocaine. Instead of complying with authorities, the man rammed a police car with his vehicle and got away.
On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Burn Injuries on Friday, March 29, 2013
Two teens sustained critical burn injuries after a propane tank exploded, sending flames and debris into a small group of people. Five individuals total were injured in the blast.
The group was clearing a piece of property of debris. They were burning much of what they found. A tank was thrown into the fire, one that potentially contained propane. The tank exploded, causing the carnage.
On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Drunk Driving Accidents on Friday, March 22, 2013
A few weeks ago, we wrote about a female teen pedestrian that was run down by a vehicle as she walked in the grass near a road in Athens. Recently, police arrested a 22-year-old man that they believe caused the accident before driving off.
The man will await his upcoming court appearances outside of jail as he was offered a $50,000 bond. However, as a part of the man's release terms, he must give up his driver's license and refrain from consuming alcohol. He also must remain at home between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.
The man, however, lives out of town. To make it easier for his probation officer to monitor him, he is being forced to find a place to live in Clark or Oconee counties.
On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, March 14, 2013
The wife of Atlanta Braves trainer Jeff Porter died in a car accident on the way to a college bowl football game in 2011. The 54-year-old woman was killed on New Year's Eve when a state trooper's car smashed into the SUV her husband was driving. Porter, his son and a family friend were injured.
The state trooper, who lost his decade-long job with the Georgia State Patrol following the fatal car accident, was indicted recently on reckless driving, first-degree homicide by vehicle and violation of oath by a public officer. Accident analysts said the state trooper caused the deadly collision by failing to follow protocol while responding to a police pursuit.
On behalf of Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP posted in Drunk Driving Accidents on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Efforts to avoid drunk driving accidents did not start out so well in Athens-Clarke County, Ga., this year. Early February alone was witness to two drunk driving accidents that could be leading local police to worry that this sort of danger might be more prevalent this year.
In the first accident, a teenage driver ran through a yellow light and struck a vehicle carrying several children, who were injured in the incident. Three of the four children were eventually released from the hospital while the other remains in the intensive care unit.
