Automobile Accidents

• DUI Prevention Efforts Increased All Over U.S.

  M. Brandon Smith | August 19, 2006 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has stated a nationwide crack down on drivers who chose to drive while impaired on our nation's highways. The NHTSA note previous efforts have not done enough to reduce deaths from dui drivers which accounted for over 13,000 deaths in traffic accidents last year alone. Auto accidents with impaired drivers can lead to large recoveries for those...

• Jury Awards $3 Million To Injured Motorist

  M. Brandon Smith | August 17, 2006 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A New Brunswick Superior Court jury recently awarded Allen Williams, a 31 year-old man, $3 million for his injuries related to his automobile accident in June of 2000. Williams suffered head and facial injuries including a nine inch scar on his forehead after being cut off by another motorist who drove away from the scene. State Farm, the insurance company responsible, argued no one ran Williams...

• Multiple Party Accident Leaves Four Dead In New Jersey

  M. Brandon Smith | August 17, 2006 8:35 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  On Tuesday, four people were killed and four others were seriously injured after a truck slammed into numerous vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike. The driver of the truck lost control after striking the first vehicle then overturned and went over a guardrail killing two people in a vehicle below. Criminal charges of vehicular homicide are forthcoming against the driver who caused this...

• Truck Drivers Skipping Sleep Time Can Be Deadly

  M. Brandon Smith | August 16, 2006 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In a recent study published by WebMD, 1 in every 10 truck drivers may be skipping sleep time to get to their destinations quicker. That means nearly 10% of truck drivers are putting ordinary motorists at risk for serious injuires or death. If that is not enough, according to the study, approximately 5% of these drivers may suffer from severe sleep apnea and not even know they are tired prior to...

• Single Car Crash Leaves Two Teens Dead

  M. Brandon Smith | August 14, 2006 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Two teenagers who were in a single car crash died earlier this morning in Lexington, South Carolina. Sixteen-year-old Donald Schwartz, was driving a 1985 Silverado when he lost control of the vehicle and it subsequently struck a tree. Schwartz was pronounced dead at the scene while his passenger, James Young, was sent to the hospital via helicopter. Sadly, Young subsequently died as a result of...

• Hit And Run Accident Leaves One Dead And Other Seriously Injured

  M. Brandon Smith | August 14, 2006 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Last night around 11 p.m. a hit and run vehicle struck and killed a 22 year-old Spartanburg man and seriously injured his friend. The police think Paul Sok, deceased, lost control of his motorcycle on U.S. 123 and a friend came to his aid. Shortly thereafter the hit and run vehicle stuck both of the men and never stopped to see if they were okay. At this point, the authorities are still not sure...

• Atlanta Officer Dies In Tragic Auto Accident

  M. Brandon Smith | August 11, 2006 12:11 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Atlanta Police officer Peter Faatz, 29, has died from the injuries he sustained as a result of motor vehicle accident after colliding with a Grady Hospital ambulance. Both Faatz and the ambulance were responding to a double shooting 911 call near Turner Field when the accident occurred. Faatz sustained severe head injuries form the accident while the occupants of the ambulance were relatively...

• New Vehicle Crash Test Results Published: August 6, 2006

  M. Brandon Smith | August 08, 2006 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Institute For Highway Safety recently released its latest crash test results after evaluating four cars and two small SUVs which updated results the Institute published earlier this year. The study showed although manufactures have improved somewhat in the areas of front and side crashes, most still fall well below the desired standards for crashes that occur from behind. The vehicles tested...

• Ford Settles "Drop In Gas Tank" Case

  M. Brandon Smith | August 05, 2006 1:25 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  David Baier, a 67 year old man, and his wife sued Ford Motor Co. in 2004 alleging his 1967 Ford Mustang's gas tank was defective and caused the fire that left Baier permanently deformed. Baier's vehicle was hit from behind in an auto accident and burst into flames shortly thereafter because of a defective and ill placed gas tank. Although the terms of this settlement were kept confidential, you...

• Study Shows Cell Phone Use While Driving Can Be As Bad As Drinking And Driving

  M. Brandon Smith | July 06, 2006 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In a recent study published by The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, drivers who use their cell phone while driving are just as likely to cause an accident as those who drive while impaired on alcohol. The independent study used 40 volunteers who were either talking on their cell phones, driving while their blood alcohol content (bac) was .08 or were completely undistracted. The results are...