Woman from Hiram is Killed, Son is Seriously Injured in Crash on Dallas Highway in Cobb County
A fatal accident in Cobb County has again illustrated how a split second driving error can be a matter of life and death on the roads of Georgia. The Marietta Daily Journal reported on how a Paulding County woman was killed in a wreck on the afternoon of May 15, 2013, on Dallas Highway while […]
Police Say Racing Led to Accident That Killed Baby and Passenger Near Atlanta
Most of the accidents I see as an Atlanta car accident injury lawyer are caused by carelessness, recklessness, excess speed, distracted driving or drunk driving. But in a recent fatal crash near Atlanta two cars, speed seemed to be the aim of the drivers. Associated Press reported two cars were racing. Tragically a teenage passenger […]
Three People from Cobb County are Killed on a Railroad Crossing By a Train in Northern Georgia
Crossings are the most dangerous places on railroads. Particularly in rural areas, many are badly marked and lack adequate safety precautions. Our Marietta personal injury lawyers were saddened to read about an accident in Stephens County in northern Georgia last Friday night. My thoughts are with the families of the victims at this tragic time. […]
Football Player Ashely Lowery is Seriously Injured in Car Crash in Georgia
I read about football stars and athletes being involved in car crashes with an alarming regularity. I was saddened to hear a starter for the University of Kentucky football team was seriously injured on May 4, 2013 in a single-vehicle crash close to his northeast Georgia home. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Ashely Lowery, 20, […]
Loose Tire From a Pickup Truck Kills Driver in DeKalb County
On occasions a freak accident can cause injuries and even death on the roads of Georgia. While accidents caused by objects falling off vehicles are not as common as collisions, they happen more often than many people believe. Our personal injury lawyers in Marietta were saddened to read of how a motorist was killed on […]
Motorcycle Lawyer Russell Keener, Daytona Beach Florida, Bike-Week 2013
According to the US Department of Transportation (DOT), motorcycles are the most vulnerable vehicle on the road. As the weather warms up and more motorcycles hit the road, here are some motorcycle safety tips from the US DOT: Watch The No-Zones — Never hang out in the truck’s blind spot or “no-zone.” Truck drivers cannot see […]
Two Drivers Die in Wreck in Cobb County, After Motorist Sought to Evade Police
Many of the tragic accidents I see as a car accident injury lawyer in Marietta are caused by negligence and inattention or mistakes such as ill-advised lane changes. But in the latest double fatality in Cobb County, it appears a driver was driving too fast in seeking to allude police who tried to make a […]
Truck Driver is Cited For Following Too Closely After Truck Hits School Bus in Georgia
Following too closely is a cause of many accidents in Marietta and across the state of Georgia. As a car accident injury lawyer in Marietta, I see a lot of vehicles being rear-ended due to cars or trucks following them too closely. If you don’t keep your distance you may not have time to […]
Marietta Car Accident Lawyer Report : Man is Charged With Vehicular Homicide Over Death of Child in Atlanta
As an experienced Marietta auto accident attorney I see many accidents in which pedestrians are killed or seriously injured in and around Marietta. In a considerable number of these cases no arrest was made. Even when a car or truck driver is not arrested it does not mean the victim has no case to sue […]
Police Seek Hit and Run Driver Over Death of Cyclist in Marietta
Another cyclist has been hit by a car in Marietta, this time with fatal results. The accident at 7:43 p.m. on March 31 on Powder Springs Road, is just the latest our Marietta auto accident lawyers have reported on to involve a cyclist. Marietta Patch reported The Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) […]
Three Vehicle Crash Leaves One Victim Dead on I-75 in Marietta
I have in the past reported on how a simple lane change can be the difference between life and death on the highways of Marietta and Atlanta. As an experienced Marietta auto accident injury lawyer, I’m well aware of how a small mistake can have massive consequences on the roads of Georgia. I was saddened […]
Crash in Marietta Leaves Hockey Player Kyle Lysaght Fighting for His Life
A University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey player was reported to be in a critical condition after a two-car crash in Cobb County. East Cobb Patch reported Kyle Lysaght was left with life threatening injuries following a two-car crash on March 15 in Marietta. As an experienced Marietta injury lawyer my thoughts are with the […]
Marietta Injury Lawyer Report : Another Pedestrian is Killed On A Road in Marietta
Marietta has an unenviable record for pedestrian accidents and it doesn’t appear to be about to end any time soon. I was sad to read that another pedestrian has been killed in Cobb County, in this case an elderly woman. While many of my clients as a Marietta car accident injury lawyer are drivers and passengers […]
A Georgia Injury Lawyer’s Guide to the Statutes of Limitation
Not everyone who is involved in an accident in Georgia is aware they have a limited time to make a claim for damages. As a Marietta personal injury lawyer, I see considerable confusion out there about the time accident victims have to make a claim. This is understandable because it can differ depending on the […]
Athens Hit-and-Run Victim Emily Bowman is Out of a Coma
It’s bad enough when an innocent driver, cyclist or a pedestrian is injured by the driver of a car or a truck. It’s worse still when the at-fault driver frees the scene. A recent case in Athens made news headlines after a hit-and-run driver left a former Kennesaw State University student in a coma. I was happy […]
Bumps to Deter Speeders are Proposed for Marietta Subdivisions
Action to prevent motorists speeding in some Marietta subdivisions is being stepped up with residents being offered the chance to test out speed bumps before deciding if they want them to make their neighborhoods safer. As a Marietta car accident injury lawyer I see many lives lost and destroyed by excess speed and welcome any measures […]
Marietta Injury Lawyer Report : More than 650 Safety Recalls Were Reported in 2012
Seldom a week goes by without some kind of recall being announced by car manufacturers or some other safety issue coming to light in the industry. The frequency of these issues occurring concerns me as a Marietta car accident injury lawyer. It was recently highlighted by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety […]
Alcohol and Speed May Have Been Linked to Death of Driver in Marietta
As an experienced Marietta car accident injury lawyer I see the combination of alcohol and excess speed leading to the loss of many lives on the roads of Georgia. A combination of the two factors are thought to be behind the death of Dane. T. Kolbeck, 42, of Marietta, who died at 2 a.m. on […]
Four People Die in a 27 Car Pile Up on I-16 in Rural Georgia
A controlled burn may have been the source of a deadly pileup that led to four deaths and numerous injuries in Georgia this week. I see many car crashes as an Atlanta car accident injury lawyer, but few on the scale of the pile-up on February 6, 2013 on a rural stretch of Interstate 16 in […]
Two Teens are Killed in Single Vehicle Accident in Cobb County
I was saddened to read about the deaths of another two teenagers in a car crash in Cobb County. The Marietta Daily Journal reported Stephen Nolasco, 19, and Matthew Bennett, 18, who were both 2012 Sprayberry graduates, were killed in a fiery crash on February 3, 2013 at about 3:30 a.m. after Nolasco lost control […]
Marietta Survivor of Massive Wreck in Florida Learns To Cope One Year On
When we read about car accidents in the news we learn the ages and names of the victims, what happened, who was to blame and whether people were injured or killed. But the media seldom returns to see how they coped with injuries or the loss of loved ones, at a later date. In a recent […]
Marietta Truck Accident Attorney Report : Truck Crash Claims the Life of Marietta Van Driver Mahmoud Dabdoub
If you are hit by a heavy 18-wheeler, chances are you will be seriously injured or even killed. Tragically, that’s what happened to Mahmoud Dabdoub, a 49-year-old Marietta man, who was killed on the morning of January 25, 2013. Police say the driver of a tractor-trailer pulled out in front of his van on Cobb […]
Driver and Pedestrian Are Left in a Critical Condition After Crash on a Sidewalk in Marietta
Driver and Pedestrian Are Left in a Critical Condition After Crash on a Sidewalk in Marietta Marietta injury lawyer, GA, pedestrian accidents, Keener, Franklin Road, Twin Brooks Drive, Moses Katta, Jasmine Harper, critically injured, sidewalk, crosswalk, Keener A spate of accidents that left pedestrians injured and deceased in and around Marietta in 2012, appears to […]
Tips on Driving Safely in Icy Weather : A Marietta Auto Accident Lawyer’s Report
When roads become icy and snow falls there is a greater potential for injury and death on the highways in and around Atlanta and Marietta. Police reported ice caused an accident on the eastbound lanes of I-20 near the Langhorn Street exit in Atlana. According to reports, an SUV slid on ice and left the […]
Cartersville Trucking Accident Lawyer Report : Improper Lane Change by Truck Claims Two Lives Near Cartersville
Improper lane changes can have fatal consequences, particularly if the driver who fails to make sure there is sufficient clearance to change lanes is a truck driver. Our Cartersville truck accident injury lawyers were saddened to read about a collision near Cartersville and Exit 293 of I-75 that claimed the lives of two occupants of […]
Speeding Drivers Are Targeted in the Church Cherokee Historic District of Marietta
Excess speed is a major factor in many of the personal injury accidents I see as an experienced Marietta auto accident lawyer. Even at just a few miles per hour over the speed limit a crash can have far more serious consequences than if it would if drivers were adhering to the speed limit. Excess […]
Atlanta Police Officer Was Seriously Injured When His Car Was Rammed by A Hit and Run Driver
I have reported on a number of accidents in which police officers have ended up injured or killed recently in Georgia. Our Marietta car accident lawyers were saddened to read about a recent accident that left an Atlanta police officer in a serious condition with chest and head injuries and broken bones. The accident occurred at […]
DUI Drivers in Georgia">New Rules Come Into Effect for DUI Drivers in Georgia
Georgia law changed on January 1, 2013 with respect to drivers who are convicted of driving under the influence (DUI). The Marietta Daily Journal reported those who are convicted of driving under the influence will be eligible to receive limited-use permits sooner that previously, pending the completion of state requirements. As a Marietta DUI accident injury […]
Crashes over Christmas Claim 17 Lives on Georgia’s Roads
Dense fog in Cobb County was one of the factors behind a grim Christmas on the roads of Georgia in which 17 people lost their lives Six of those deaths were in the metro Atlanta area, where I work as a car accident injury lawyer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on a fatal crash in Cobb County […]
Toyota is Fined $17.5 Million For Failing to Report A Safety Defect in a Timely Manner
When defects become apparent in automobiles we expect the car makers to act in a timely manner to correct them. I’m sad to say this does not appear to have been the case with the giant automobile manufacturer Toyota which received a $17.5 million fine for failing to report a safety defect to the federal government […]
Alcohol and Speed Are Cited As Factors as Man Dies and Three Teens are Injured in Austell Car Crash
As a Marietta car accident lawyer I have reported on a number of occasions in recent months on the lethal combination of speed and alcohol on the highways of Cobb County. I was sad to read both of these factors appeared to be present in a crash that left a man dead and seriously injured […]
Kennesaw Cracks Down on Adults Who Supply Alcohol to Underage Drinkers
Cobb County is cracking down on underage drinking by targeting adults who serve alcohol to those under age. The Atlanta Journal Constitution recently reported on how adults in Kennesaw who let teenagers drink alcohol in their homes, could face fines or jail time. As an experienced Marietta car accident lawyer, who sees at first hand the damage […]
Marietta Auto Injury Lawyer Report : The Dangers of Vehicle Airbags
We expect airbags on cars and other vehicles to protect us in the case of car accidents but, on occasions, they can add to the hazards experienced in an auto wreck. My concern as a Marietta auto accident attorney is the speed at which airbags deploy. At 100 miles per hour plus this can be a […]
Dallas Cowboys Player Joshua Brent-Price is Charged with Intoxication Manslaughter After Crash Leaves Fellow Player Dead
Sadly helping victims of accidents involving alcohol or drugs is all part and parcel of the job of a Marietta auto accident injury lawyer. Time after time, I see accidents in Marietta, Rome, Cartersville, Lawrenceville, Atlanta and other Georgia towns and cities that are caused by a deadly combination of alcohol or drug use and speed. […]
Driver from Marietta is Seriously Injured by Circular Blade that Smashed Through his Windshield
As a Marietta car and truck accident injury lawyer, I see a number of cases in which drivers are hurt by objects on the road such as items that fall off the back of a tractor trailer or debris. Another party is usually responsible. I see few crashes as strange, not to mention as frightening, […]
