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, […]
Parental Support Helps Cut Teen Driving Death, Driving Academy Event in Marietta Hears
When parents support their teens’ driving habits they are less likely to become involved in accidents, according to research. Some of the most significant causes of car crashes I see as a Marietta auto accident attorney, include teens driving while intoxicated, distracted driving from cellphone use, excess speed and driving without seatbelts. According to data […]
Marietta Car Accident Lawyer Report : Cyclist, 14 is Killed in Accident Involving a Police Car
Police officers play a vital role in enforcing road safety on the highways of Georgia. However, accidents involving patrol cars happen more frequently than many people think. As an Atlanta car accident injury lawyer, I was sad to read a 14-year-old boy who was struck by a patrol car in Henry County on April 27, 2013, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lo Que Toda Víctima De Lesión Deberia Saber Sobre El Ajustador De Seguros!
Si usted ha sido lesionado, ya sea en un accidente de carro o en el trabajo, es muy importante que usted entienda que la compañía de seguros no es tu amigo. Antes de firmar cualquier formulario de la compañía de seguros, y antes de resolver su caso con la compañía de seguros, hable con un abogado […]
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 […]
Ladder Falling from a Truck Caused a Fatal Wreck Near Atlanta
Debris falling from trucks or improperly loaded trucks can cause serious accidents. When this happens a trucking company can be held liable. As a Marietta trucking accident lawyer I was saddened to read how a badly loaded truck recently caused a fatal accident on the outskirts of Atlanta. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported the authorities […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drunk Driver Leaves Two Critically Injured in Atlanta Say Police
In Atlanta a 57-year-old female driver and her passenger were critically injured after they were hit by a drunk driver without a license, police said. As a Marietta, GA personal injury lawyer, I report on numerous accidents caused by drunk drivers. While these kinds of accidents often occur late at night or in the early […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Marietta Auto Accident Injury Attorney Report : Excess Speed is Linked to Death of Couple in Marietta
Speed is one of the primary causes of fatal accidents on the roads of Georgia. I was saddened to read about the recent death of a couple on Paper Mill Road near Sibley Forest Drive in Marietta. Ryan Lombardo, 40, and his wife, Jessica, 35, both died at the scene of this crash, which happened […]
Pastor from Dallas is Killed in Cycling Accident in Bartow County
In previous articles I have written about how vulnerable cyclists are on the highways in and around Marietta, Smyrna and Dallas. As an experienced Marietta car accident injury lawyer, I am saddened to read about the death of a popular pastor when he was hit by a charter bus. Andrew Pray was the worship pastor presiding […]
Another Pedestrian is Injured on the Highways of Marietta
Earlier this year our Marietta pedestrian accident injury lawyers reported on a series of pedestrian accidents in Cobb County. I’m sad to report things don’t seem to be getting much better for pedestrians in and around Marietta. Recently Marietta Patch reported on how Marietta Police are investigating a serious pedestrian crash on Powder Springs Street […]
Marietta Car Wreck Injury Attorney Report : Police Say Distracted Driving Led to Death of Pickup Driver in Pierce County
Distracted driving has become an increasingly prevalent factor in motor vehicle accidents over the past few years as electronic devices have become more popular. In a recent crash in Georgia, an “electronic communication device” was cited in the single vehicle crash that killed the driver, the Georgia State Patrol said. Travis Bartow Lee, 20, of […]
Marietta Auto Accident Injury Lawyer Report : Woman Who Was Involved in Head-on Crash in Marietta Dies a Month Later
A woman who was seriously injured in a head-on collision in Marietta has died of her injuries more than a month later. As an experienced Marietta car accident injury lawyer I was saddened to read of the death of Andrea Brantley from Smyrna. Cobb police were informed this week by the Cobb Medical Examiner’s Office that […]
Marietta Bus Accident Sends Students to Hospital, Leaves Car Passenger with Serious Injuries
National School Bus Safety Week hadn’t even run its course when an accident involving a school bus took place in Marietta, injuring 16. Our Marietta injury attorneys highlighted National School Bus Safety Week that ran from October 22 to October 26, in a recent blog. But on October 26, 16 people were hurt on a school […]
Marietta’s Tough School Bus Rules Follow the Death of a Girl, 5
Marietta is honoring National School Bus Safety Week this week at the same time as police mount an operation to highlight the importance of drivers stopping behind school buses when children are getting on and off. National School Bus Safety Week runs from October 22 to October 26 and Georgia School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day was on […]
