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• Hit And Run Leaves 1 Bicyclist Dead And Another Injured

  M. Brandon Smith | December 21, 2006 4:20 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Gwinnett teenager was tragically killed by a hit and run driver while riding his bicycle last night on Buford Highway. Jacob Paoleta, of Lawrenceville died at the scene, while his friend and fellow bicycle rider, Walter Lester, was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for his injuries. According to the Gwinnett Police Department, officers later found the responsible hit and run vehicle abandoned...

• Too Tired To Drive? A New Test May Now Tell You.

  M. Brandon Smith | December 17, 2006 10:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Are you too tried to being driving? Just ask your siliva, it just might tell you the answer according to leading researchers. In a new movement to combat drivers who are excessively tired, researchers are in the process of developing a new "fatigue-alyzer" that shows a link between drowsiness and increased activity of an enzyme best known for breaking down starches. According to Newsday.com:A...

• During Hunting Season, More Deer Equal More Auto Accidents

  M. Brandon Smith | December 04, 2006 8:08 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  With hunting season in full swing, motor vehicle accidents involving deer are on the rise in Georgia. According to State Farm's annual claim statistics, Georgia ranks fifth in the country for deer related accidents. With these alarming statistics, it is incumbent for drivers to be on the look out for deer on our state's highways. The end result for those who do amounts to lower premiums and...

• Georgia Ranks At Bottom Of List For Impaired Driver Auto Accidents

  M. Brandon Smith | December 03, 2006 3:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The Fatal Fifteen is a list of states that rank the highest in the country for accidents with impaired drivers at the wheel. The list is complied by a group called End Need Less Death On Our Roadways (END) and is made up mostly physicians who actively seek to reduce the number of impaired drivers on our country's roads. According to the list, Georgia ranks near the very bottom with a incidence...

• Pilot Crash Leaves One Man Dead

  M. Brandon Smith | December 03, 2006 11:42 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In a recent aviation accident, the pilot of a single engine four person plane was killed after an unexpected crash. The plane left out of the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta and was headed to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said they are not sure what cause the Cirrus S-R-22 to crash but an investigation has been launched in the incident.

• More Warnings Against Pregnant Women Taking Paxil

  M. Brandon Smith | December 02, 2006 10:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  In a recent opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, pregnant women are being told to not take the antidepressant Paxil because of the increased risk of birth defects in a fetus. This group's view comports with the same findings the FDA noted earlier this year when two other studies showed that Paxil almost doubled the chance of developing heart defects in infants...

• Concrete Wall Falls Leaving One Dead

  M. Brandon Smith | December 02, 2006 5:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  While working on the third floor of a new dormitory at Spring Hill College in Mobile Alabama, a 25-year-old man was suddenly crushed by 10-by-8 concrete wall that collapsed on him. Angelo Sanchez, deceased, lived in Atlanta but was working on the project for his employer at the time of the incident. There has been no word on what actually caused the wall to collapse but the Occupational...

• Tragic Accident Involving A Student, A Bus And Another Driver

  M. Brandon Smith | December 02, 2006 4:35 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In a tragic pedestrian accident, a 16 year old boy was killed the other day as he was getting onto a school bus. The Northwest Whitfield High School student was struck by a vehicle driven by Juan Teran. At this time no Charges have been filed against Teran but a through investigation is still pending. Authorities say the boy was talking to the bus driver about getting onto the bus when the...