11 Alive reported recently on a tragic motor vehicle accident in DeKalb County that led to at least four deaths and the closure of Interstate 285 near Moreland Avenue for several hours in the early morning of Monday, February 8. According to officials from the DeKalb County Police Department, the incident took place between 12:55 …
Woman Dies In I-185 Wreck
WTVM Channel 9 ABC News reported recently that a woman was killed in Columbus in the early morning hours of December 16 after she exited her vehicle following a car wreck on Interstate 185. The incident took place between 3:05 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) along the busy I-185 corridor in Columbus, …
Tyson Foods Worker Killed In Vienna Accident
According to Fox 24 WGXA News, an industrial accident Thursday, September 3 in Dooly County has led to the death of a 58-year-old man employed as a Tyson Food worker at their Vienna plant. Dooly County Sheriff’s Office, Vienna Police Department, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration representatives responded to an accident that took …
A 10-Year-Old Boy Has A Traumatic Brain Injury After A Terrifying Skateboard Accident
Skateboarding has come a long way since the days of the California droughts where teenagers invented the sport in their backyard swimming pools. It’s set to become an Olympic sport this year. However, parents and children should be aware that while it is a fun sport, it also has its dangers. In 2017, over 98,000 …
Pressure Increases For House Majority Leader To Resign After He Let A Victim Die In A Hit-And-Run Accident
A car accident can be traumatizing to everyone who is involved, particularly if there are injuries. It can be even more traumatizing and disheartening to watch the other driver involved keep going or speed away from the accident. If you are involved in a hit and run accident, you should first pull over to a …
Trial Starts In Case Of Killed Stuntman For The Walking Dead
As long as there have been actors in Hollywood, there have been stuntmen to do things deemed too dangerous for the actor. Stunt people have also been injured or killed on sets. The 1980s was a particularly dangerous decade for stuntmen and women. Industry regulations were improved, but now the huge increase in content that …
Teen Killed In Crash Over Memorial Day Weekend
According to Value Penguin, a person is four times more likely to die in a crash over Memorial Day weekend than a regular weekend. According to numbers from the NHTSA, traffic fatalities over all holiday weekends were compared. From 2011 to 2015, Memorial Day Weekend led with an average of 312 fatal accidents per year. …
Lime Scooter Driver Struck And Killed
E-scooters, which are electronic, motor-driven scooters have been popping up in urban areas and college campuses across the United States. Companies like Lime and Bird charge riders to rent the scooters, and other companies like Uber and Lyft are also cashing in on the popularity of these devices. However, with the rise in popularity has …
Wreck On I-85 Ends In Fire And Death
In Georgia, vehicular homicide charges are generally charged as either first-degree vehicular homicide, which is a felony, or second-degree vehicular homicide, which is a misdemeanor. In order to be charged with felony vehicular homicide, it generally means that the other driver was under the influence or committed another serious traffic violation, such as reckless driving, …
Motorist Fatally Struck After Getting Out Of Car To Inspect Vehicle
According to the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, in 2015, there were 385,221 vehicle crashes on Georgia roadways. Many of these took place on Georgia’s interstates. Getting into a crash on an interstate can be a jarring and frightening experience, but drivers should always place safety first. The first temptation is to get out …