The first week of September 2011 brought devastating news to Clayton County area families as 3 teenagers were hit by a car as they walked along GA 138 on Thursday afternoon. Clayton County Fatal Car Accident Antonious Bishop, who was 16, died at the scene of the accident. Octavius Sorrells, 17, died later that night [...]
Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death
Negligent Driver Causes Fatal Accident For 3 Clayton County Teens
September 14th, 2011 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Car Accidents, Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death
As Summer Heats Up Death Rate Soars For Children Left In Hot Cars
July 12th, 2011 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death
Atlanta Wrongful Death Attorney Statistics from the Department of Geosciences compiled on children dying of hyperthermia after being left in hot cars is alarming. There have been 509 deaths of children left in hot cars between 1998 and June 20,2011. These children ranged in age from 5 days to 14 years with more than half [...]
Insurance Co. Installing Motorcycle Signs at Atlanta Intersections
June 20th, 2011 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death, Atlanta Motorcycle Accident Attorneys, Other Injuries Atlanta Georgia
Allstate Insurance Company launched a new motorcycle safety awareness program in the summer of 2009. One of the aims of the program involved looking at cities where there were large motorcycle rallies to determine which areas of these cities had intersections which could be deemed more dangerous than usual for motorcycle riders. Allstate has started [...]
Arrests made after fatal hit-and-run in Alma GA
November 19th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death, Other Injuries Atlanta Georgia
Two men were killed Sunday night while walking along U.S. 1 in Alma at about 11 p.m. The car fled the scene after striking the men, who were walking to a store. Alma police arrested a Southeast Georgia woman and man: Stephanie Cothern, 28, and David Bell Jr., 23. Each are charged with two counts [...]
Motorcyclist dies in pickup truck collision in Newton County, Ga
November 18th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death, Atlanta Motorcycle Accident Attorneys
A 39-year-old man was killed Monday when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck that turned in front of him, according to the Georgia State Patrol. A Dodge Ram traveling west attempted to turn left and was struck in the rear by an eastbound motorcycle. The impact ejected Terrance Michael Collins of Oxford. The 68-year-old [...]
Georgia plane crash kills 2, injures 1
November 18th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death, Georgia Plane Crash Attorneys
A single-engine Cessna plane crashed in northwest Georgia, killing a pilot and passenger, and inuring a third person aboard. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the pilot reported having engine failure just before the aircraft went down. The plan crashed onto a road near Chatsworth, Ga. at 11 p.m. Friday, and its final destination was Chattanooga [...]
Driver charged with vehicular homicide, DUI in death of Georgia man
September 23rd, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Car Accidents, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death
On Friday night 19-year-old Joshua Pritchett was driving his truck on a highway in Moultrie, Georgia. He pulled over to get something out of the back of his truck about 11 p.m. and while Pritchett was at the back of his truck, a Chevy Tahoe driving along the road, ran off the road, striking Pritchett [...]
Helpful Tips to Prevent Drowning and Submersion Incidents
July 5th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death, Georgia Drowning & Swimming Pool Accidents
There are many simple rules and guidelines you can follow to prevent drowning and submersion incidents from occurring in your home or at a community pool or lake. Besides installing barriers like fences and gates, door alarms, power safety covers, it is also important for parents and guardians to make sure someone is constantly supervising [...]
Keeping Above-Ground Pools Safe
July 5th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death, Georgia Drowning & Swimming Pool Accidents
While constant supervision and the installation of barriers are necessary to prevent drowning and submersion incidents in below-ground pools, extra precautions should be taken with above-ground pools. Unlike below-ground pools, which can be protected with motor-powered safety covers, above-ground pools have steps and ladders that can cause additional risks. It is important for parents or [...]
Using Power Safety Covers to Keep Your Pool Area Safe
July 5th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death, Georgia Drowning & Swimming Pool Accidents
During Georgia’s hot summer months nothing is more relaxing than going for a swim in a private or community pool. Unfortunately, as personal injury and wrongful death attorneys we have seen far too many tragic drowning and submersion incidents take place during this time. It is easy for unfortunate accidents to occur in the water, [...]