Recovering from a car accident often means substantial medical bills and a lengthy recovery. When you do heal and can return to your life, you need your vehicle back for work, travel, and family demands. When your car has been damaged or totaled in a crash, you need it repaired or replaced right away. Property …
Transitioning from high school to college is a difficult task. For Timothy Tusick, though, the move was even more fraught. The winner of the John Foy & Associates Strong Arm Leukemia Scholarship, Tusick was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019. Tusick was once a top-five prospect in his state’s high school wrestling world, but he started …
Many sideswipe accidents lead to a loss of control and subsequent accidents, causing severe injuries and tragic outcomes like hospitalization or even death. A car accident lawyer with experience handling sideswipe car accident cases can review your claim and help you include every damage available to you. This is why it’s a good idea to …
Since trucks are bigger and heavier than other vehicles on Georgia roads, truck accidents usually lead to severe injuries and damages. It’s very common for truck accident victims to suffer from multiple injuries that are often life-threatening. If you were the victim of a truck accident, you can file an insurance claim with the at-fault …
If you get into a car accident in Georgia, the stress of the crash, your injuries, and your vehicle damage is already a lot to handle. However, the insurance claims process can be just as confusing and overwhelming. Most people are not filing auto insurance claims regularly, so it can be hard knowing what to …
Lauren Koops of Cypress, TX, is the winner of the 2021 Survivor of a Car Accident Scholarship. Lauren, 20, is in her sophomore year at the University of Texas. Scholarship applicants were instructed to compose a 500- to 1,000-word essay on their firsthand experience of surviving a car accident. Lauren’s essay was chosen out of …
Most people have paid into Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) while working. However, if you were injured and now can’t work, you may be able to seek SSD benefits to help support you and your family. But for that to happen, the Social Security Administration (SSA) must consider your disabling medical condition severe enough to …
Depending on where you are on Georgia roads, it’s not so easy to find vehicles that fall off the road, especially if you fall down a cliff. It took someone 12 hours to find one such vehicle. Fortunately, one of the occupants was still alive. WSB TV reports. The Georgia State Patrol told the media …
The Herald-Review has reported on the sentencing of a man in Decatur to 11 years in prison over his role in a DUI crash. The drunk driver, Demetric J. DIxon, fled a crash that killed four passengers in his car. After his defense attorney negotiated a plea deal, the man plead guilty to one count …
DeKalb County police and fire had their hands full Wednesday night handling two related hit-and-run accidents. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. During the evening, paramedics and firefighters were called to the westbound lanes of Stone Mountain Freeway near Brockett and Cooledge. An SUV had hit the meridian and bystanders came to help, but then an unknown …
Huge awards are often appealed by companies who want to get out of paying compensation. But sometimes the little guy wins out like in this case reported by CVN. The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld an award of more than $6 million in an injury case. A taxi driver was struck by a pipe that …
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, three people were killed on Sunday in a matter of hours in Clayton County, bringing the total of car deaths up to 18 this year. This is four more than last year. In response, Clayton County Commissioner Felicia Franklin is planning a candlelight vigil to raise awareness and, hopefully, gain …
Motor racing has a long history of accidents, most of them involving drivers. But sometimes a crash is so bad that the fans get caught up in the crash as well. Such an accident happened yesterday in Georgia. Sportscasting.com reports. Fans were gathered to watch racing at Hartwell Speedway about 100 miles northeast of Atlanta. …
CBS 46 reported on an effort by Governor Kemp and the heads of state law enforcement agencies to crack down on DUI this holiday season. The group flew around the state to give speeches warning people celebrating Independence Day that DUI will not be tolerated. “The bottom line is this,” said Kemp during the group’s …
People get crushed between or inside objects every year in workplace accidents. One of them just happened in Macon yesterday morning. WGXA TV reported on the tragedy. According to the local coroner, the worker was crushed between a roll of paper and a forklift at the Gilmer Warehouse on Mead Road. The victim, a female, …
It can take months or even years for police to track down a hit-and-run driver. Sadly, some cases are never solved. Sometimes the police ask for the public’s help to find the responsible driver, like in this case. 11 Alive has reported that police are still seeking the driver in a case that killed a …
A firefighter in Gainesville has tragically died in a boating accident that may have been caused by a drunk boater. 11 Alive reported on the incident. The accident happened on Lake Tugalo in Rabun County last Saturday. The 27-year-old firefighter was with a friend on a tube ride pulled by a bass boat operator. According …
The Athens Banner-Herald relayed a message from an Oconee fire volunteer about how drivers need to watch for emergency vehicles. The volunteer was was hit by a car two weeks ago as he was working a fallen tree situation on a state highway. He’s still recovering and told reporters full recovery may take five or …
Police have confirmed that a three-year-old and her mother were killed in a car crash in Clayton county yesterday afternoon. Fox 5 Atlanta reported on the tragedy. The accident happened near Forest Parkway at exit 237. Clayton County officials reported the girl died at the scene. The mother succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. …
HERO units are a common sight if you drive Atlanta roads enough. These big yellow vehicles provide roadside help to drivers in emergencies. But one woman says that a HERO worker may have broken her car’s window in a road rage incident. Fox 5 reports. The incident happened early Tuesday morning near Langford Parkway. Traffic …
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