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The AJC reports that the Athens Police Department is investigating a crash involving a DeKalb County dump truck driver. The incident killed one man according to the report. The incident happened at an active construction site near Tallassee Road and Westchester Drive yesterday morning. The slain man was working on painting the road surface when …

One of the worst places to break down in Atlanta is the Downtown Connector. This is the point where I-75 and I-85 merge to go through Atlanta. It’s packed with exits getting around the city, and has a huge number of lanes compared to other roads. It also doesn’t have much of a shoulder in …

11 Alive reports that a truck crash in east Georgia between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle caused at least two deaths and closed the northbound lanes of I-85. The crash happened late yesterday near exit 160 near Sandy Cross and Old Federal Road. Northbound traffic had to be diverted, which caused a significant backup …

As the weather keeps warming up, more cyclists will be out and about, including children. Drivers are required to give them three feet of space to avoid an accident. Sadly, one boy has been injured in Warner Robins thanks to a driver who didn’t follow those rules. 41 NBC reports. The young boy was riding …

An explosion happened on Lake Lanier over Mother’s Day Weekend. Two teenagers and an adult were seriously hurt along with other injuries. WSB explains what happened. A boat refueled that afternoon at the gas dock of the Port of Indecision, part of the Margaritaville Resort complex. For reasons under investigation, the boat exploded, catching other …

High-ranking people need to be careful around alcohol and drugs. One slipup won’t just get you in trouble with the law. It could also threaten your position. 11 Alive reports that Polk County’s chief probate court clerk is now facing DUI charges. He was arrested yesterday for an accident that happened back in late April. …

We have an update on the recent story of a van carrying 16 people that overturned on I-85 and caught fire. Six were killed in that crash, and now charges have been filed against the driver of that van. The AJC reports. The driver has been charged with six counts of vehicular homicide, as well …

Police and victims are seeking answers for the reason a van in Gwinnett caught fire after a car crash on I-85 in Gwinnett County. Fox 5 reported on the situation. The police report states that the accidents happened in Suwanee. 16 people were in the van at the time of the crash. They were heading …

Georgia has had a Hands Free law in effect ever since July 1, 2018. This is the law that forbids the use of electronic devices in vehicles while driving. Instead, drivers have to use hands-free technology to answer calls so they can pay attention to driving. The law was put into effect after five nursing …

The Georgia Department of Transportation began inspecting signs on I-85 after a semi trailer clipped a sign that partially in Union City last week. Fox 5 Atlanta reports. Highway signage is built to last. There are signs on the interstate that have been standing for over 20 years with no change from the weather. Yet …

We haven’t heard much about e-scooters since the pandemic started. No one wanted to be out and about. But now that the restrictions are lifting, more scooters are out on the roads. There’s still one major problem with these companies. A Fox 5 investigation reported that the rental agreements for these scooters states that you …

One of the scariest intersections in Atlanta is the interchange between I-285 and Ga. 400. It’s full of left-handed merges and high-speed drivers. There’s a construction project happening now to fix the danger and improve traffic flow, but for now it’s troublesome. One officer found that out after a crash that happened during a police …

Just after Monday’s sign crash that tied up I-285 for hours, a second sign has fallen due to a crash. WSB reported on the incident. This time the sign that fell was on the northbound lanes of I-85 near Flat Shoals Road just before noon yesterday. Like the other crash, a commercial truck hit the …

Today’s crash is like something out of a video game A tractor-trailer crash caused a highway sign to fall across I-285 and block traffic for hours. WSB reports. All of I-285 southbound after the East Ponce De Leon exit was blocked by the falling sign. Traffic was backed up for eight hours as officers cleared …

11 Alive reported on a serious accident involving two motorcycles and a car that happened last Sunday on I-75. The crash happened in Spalding County around the southbound 207 mile marker. First responders from Spalding and Butts County arrived at the scene to help the victims. The Georgia Department of Public Safety said that, based …

We’ve said it many times in these stories. Never leave the scene of an accident before giving a report to the police! It makes you far more liable to criminal conviction and losing civil cases. Sadly, some people think they can flee anyway and get away with it, like in today’s case reported by CBS …

In what seems like a paradox, traffic deaths on Atlanta roads last year were higher than previous years according to WSB Channel 2. According to the National Safety Council, it wasn’t a small bump. Overall in the U.S., death rates on the roads spiked 24% despite a 13% drop in traffic. Georgia had a 18% …

I-285 is like the circulatory system of Atlanta. It marks the outside of the main city and serves as a major access route. When this route is blocked, even late at night, traffic starts to build and we get the dreaded Atlanta traffic jam. We had one late last night after a crash shut down …