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Charges 'imminent' for Georgia man accused of causing fatal wreck

Spouses, parents and children of a loved one who has been killed in a car accident often experience significant levels of grief and shock in the aftermath of an accident. It can be an extremely confusing time for families and many people often look for closure and a sense of justice. But because of how complex the legal system can be, many people struggle with finding that sense reassurance that the responsible party will be held accountable for the wrongful death of a loved one. 

We often hear about criminal charges that a reckless driver faces after an accident. Some of these charges can include vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving or drunk driving and can result in prison time for the driver. However, as one Georgia family recently learned, it can take some time for criminal charges to be filed. 

2 sisters killed in tragic Georgia truck accident

Truck drivers are tasked with operating huge and powerful vehicles. With this responsibility comes the expectation that drivers will drive safely, comply with state and federal regulations and obey traffic laws. When truckers fail to do this, the consequences of their negligence can be catastrophic.

Because of the size and weight of commercial-sized vehicles, the damage that they cause in a truck accident is often horrific. Other vehicles that are hit by a truck are typically totaled and the people inside the car do not always survive the crash. The victims of these accidents often have no way to avoid getting hit by a truck, but there are ways to make sure a negligent trucker or trucking company is held accountable for the accident. 

Georgia woman hit and injured in pedestrian accident

Walking down the street should not have to be a frightening experience, no matter how busy a street is or how late it is at night. Pedestrians should be able to expect that drivers will share the road responsibly and to allow them to cross the road safely, but sadly this does not always happen. Too many drivers drive recklessly and ignore the people on the roads around them, which can put folks in danger of being hurt in a pedestrian accident

As if hitting a person with a car was not bad enough, there are also a number of drivers who try to escape punishment for the accident by leaving the scene. They leave an innocent person injured on the street, sometimes without any way of calling for help. Generally, people who cause a hit-and-run accidents are driving while drunk or without a valid license. Holding these reckless drivers accountable for the damage they cause can be crucial.

Georgia police announce crackdown on speeders, drunk drivers

With summer right around the corner, students all across Georgia will be out of school and spending their days relaxing with friends or heading out to summer jobs. This means that there are likely to be many young drivers out on the road during times when they were previously in school. With increased traffic levels and frustrations behind the wheel can come an increase is dangerous decisions on the road.

This is why Georgia police officers are cracking down on citing drivers for reckless driving behavior before they end up causing a serious car accident. During the summer, people should be more relaxed, but sadly, summer is a time of year when officers say that car crashes and dangerous driving are unfortunately common. 

What are Georgia dram shop laws and are they effective?

People know that it is extremely reckless and irresponsible to drive drunk. We know that being drunk can impair a person's vision, reflexes and decision-making skills, which is why drunk drivers are so dangerous behind the wheel. And people all across Georgia know that being intoxicated can often result in a serious drunk driving accident.

What some people may not know, however, is that there may be more than just one person responsible for these types of accidents. Sure, we know that a driver can be held accountable for a crash, but what about the party who over-served the drunk driver before he or she got into their vehicle? Are they also to blame?

Woman killed by flying tire in Georgia accident

No one expects to get injured in a car accident, especially when they are simply going about their daily routine. One minute, a person may be stuck in a traffic jam on their way to work or school and the next minute, a tragic accident could happen. Sadly, serious wrecks can happen in an instant to anyone and sometimes there is no way that a person can avoid a catastrophic or fatal car accident.

This does not mean that an accident is inevitable, however. A victim may not be able to escape injury in an accident, but there may be ways in which a negligent party could have avoided causing an accident. Authorities can generally discover that an accident could have been avoided in the first place, but too often these answers come after a person has been killed in a crash. This may be the case in a recent Georgia car accident.

Georgia trucker indicted in fatal truck accident

Truck drivers and the companies that hire them have a responsibility to operate safely. Because of how large and powerful commercial-sized vehicles are, they must be maintained and operated properly so that innocent people do not get hurt.

Unfortunately, there are many instances when companies hire unsafe drivers or drivers act recklessly behind the wheel. A recent tragedy was a brutal reminder of the devastation that can be caused in a truck accident when there is this type of negligence in the operation of a tractor trailer.

Study: Seniors more like to die in pedestrian accidents

People all across Georgia enjoy heading out for a walk on any given day. Whether it is simply to enjoy the weather, to walk a pet or just to get from one place to another, there are thousands of pedestrians on the road every year. Unfortunately, many of these people end up getting seriously injured in a pedestrian accident.

In fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that of the 34,000 traffic fatalities that occur each year, about 4,000 of them involve a pedestrian. Many of these accidents happen because of a negligent driver who is distracted or refuses to share the road responsibly with a pedestrian. Because people who are walking or jogging are much less protected than people in a motor vehicle, it is often the pedestrian who suffers the brunt of the damage in a collision.

Three people injured in Atlanta nightclub drunk driving accident

People who are intoxicated do not always make good decisions. Because of the effects that alcohol can have on people's inhibitions, judgment and ability to properly assess risks, people often engage in dangerous activities when they are drunk. We all know that drunk driving is extremely reckless behavior, but too often, people make the serious mistake of getting behind the wheel after having too much to drink.

This decision to drive drunk is only the first example of the poor judgment that drunk drivers often exhibit. Many times when police observe drivers who they believe are drunk, the driver is swerving through lanes, driving too fast and failing to observe traffic signals. Hopefully police can stop a drunk driver before anyone gets hurt, but all too often, a drunk driver causes a serious crash that involves other people.

Reckless driver causes head-on collision in North Carolina

Many of us do our best to stay safe behind the wheel. We do not exceed the speed limit or follow others too closely. We stay calm and focused while we drive so that we don't end up causing a serious car accident. Unfortunately, not everyone takes the same precautions.

It can be very frightening to share the road with an unsafe driver. There are some who speed past other cars, swerving in and out of traffic and putting others in danger of getting in their way. We see them in our rearview mirrors or notice them heading straight at our vehicle and too often, there is no way to avoid an imminent crash.

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