A serious car accident can result in many major injuries that are plainly visible, including broken bones, burns, cuts and bruises, and external hemorrhaging. These injuries are easy for medical professionals to spot at the scene of the accident or the hospital...
Commerce, Georgia, Personal Injury Law Blog
What are the 5 primary causes of truck accidents?
Tractor-trailer crashes, especially those involving passenger vehicles, often cause significant destruction and result in serious injuries or deaths to motorists. Many of us fear driving alongside truckers yet can't often articulate why that's the case. Understanding...
What’s the point of speed limits?
Every road has a speed limit. This is the maximum speed at which drivers should drive if the road conditions and weather are perfect. Unfortunately, some drivers think that the speed limit is the minimum speed -- or optional -- so they drive faster than what’s safe....
Lane drifting puts drivers and passengers at risk of injury
Anyone who is on the road wants others to be just as cautious as they’re being. They want people to slow down, pay attention and stay in their lanes. Unfortunately, the reality is that many drivers get distracted while behind the wheel. Their distractions may lead to...
What is highway hypnosis?
Have you ever been driving a long way to a set destination when you suddenly arrived, unable to remember exactly how you got there? It’s not as if you have no memory of the drive, but you don’t remember certain landmarks or exactly what actions you took. All you know...
Holiday driving continues dangerous trends in Georgia
We recently wrote about an unsettling phenomenon that occurred last year in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The roads were much emptier due to so many people staying at home, but the empty roads seemingly encouraged those who were driving to do so recklessly....
Georgia truck accidents: unsurprisingly adverse outcomes
Motorists across northeastern Georgia routinely negotiate varied traffic while behind the wheel on regional roadways. Those thoroughfares feature distinct differences as they crisscross the state and transport individuals and goods. Some roads are rural corridors...
Crazy and reckless driving in 2020 leads to increased road deaths
Most of 2020 was marked by the Coronavirus pandemic and all the ways that it changed our daily lives. Although Georgia wasn’t as “locked down” as other states were, nearly everyone felt the stress of needing to work/attend school at home, reducing social activities...
Know what to do if your child gets arrested
You got the call no parent ever expects to get: Your child called you from jail after they had been arrested. After you recover from your shock, you wonder just what you should do next to help your son or daughter. Below are some tips to help you do the right things...
5 things that make accidents more likely
You can never completely remove the risk that you’ll get injured in a traffic accident. After all, someone could hit your car even if you’ve never made a single driving mistake in your life. It’s frustrating to feel that loss of control, but other drivers really do...