Atlanta has been hit by heavy rains the past few days. Sadly, it seems those rains claimed the life of a woman in Paulding County. The AJC reports. The victim had to drive through the rain at 3:30 AM to get to work at a Douglas County convenience store. When she didn’t make it and …
Student Jumps from School Bus onto Passing Truck
We all had days where we dreaded going to school, but most of us didn’t go this far to avoid going. The Walton Tribune reported on a Loganville incident where a student jumped from the window of a school bus yesterday. According to the Georgia State Patrol, an 11-year-old jumped from a Walton County School …
Semi-Truck and Ambulance Collide on Moreland Ave
Patch.com reported on an accident that happened between an ambulance and a semi-truck. Here’s what the press release from the Atlanta Police Department had to say. The accident happened around 6:19 AM yesterday. Officers responded to the location at Moreland Avenue SE and Custer Avenue. A Dekalb EMS Ambulance and a semi-truck had hit each …
Probate Court Clerk in Rome Arrested for DUI
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. …
Another Pedestrian Killed Trying to Cross I-285
Going down I-285 is dangerous enough in a car. Trying to cross it or any other interstate on foot is a recipe for disaster, even if you do it late at night. You might think it’s safer because there are fewer cars, but they can’t see you and may also be traveling faster than you …
Truck Driver Charges With Hit and Run after Duluth Crash
One piece of evidence that police look for to see who was involved in a crash is damage to the vehicle. That’s what gave away a truck driver’s involvement in a hit-and-run crash in Duluth according to WSB TV. The news report says that a semi-truck pushed another car at an intersection into the other …
Charges Filed Against Driver in Recent Fiery Van Crash
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 …
Officers Save Man from Burning Car During Medical Emergency
Not all car accidents are caused by someone else’s negligence. Sometimes accidents really do happen! For instance, a medical emergency can strike a driver and cause them to lose control of their vehicle. While the number of crashes due to this are small, it’s not zero. Such a crash happened earlier this week in Atlanta …
Double Hit and Run in Sandy Springs Makes National News
An incident in Sandy Springs has made national headlines. A woman has been arrested after her alleged involvement in two back-to-back hit-and-run incidents. ABC News reports. The incident happened on Sunday evening. Police were responding to a hit-and-run accident that killed a pedestrian and his dog. They were walking on Hammon Drive near Glenridge Drive …
Packed Van Bursts into Flames, Six Killed, in Gwinnett Accident
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 …
Representative Seeks to Remove Loophole in Georgia’s Hands-Free Law
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 …
GDOT Begins Sign Inspection Effort after Recent Sign Failures on Interstates
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 …
E-scooter Riders Signing Away Right to Sue
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 …
Officer Injured after Crash in Sandy Springs
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 …
Second Highway Sign Falls Due to Semi Crash
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 …
Fuel Spill, Highway Sign Blocks Road After I-285 Semi Crash
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 …
Two Motorcycles Hit by Car on I-75 in Spalding County
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 …
Police Seek Help in Buckhead Hit and Run
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 …
Traffic Deaths Are Higher than Last Year, Possibly Due to Pandemic
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% …
Crash Late at Night on I-285 Still Causes Traffic Jam
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 …
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- …
- 10
- Next Page »
