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A suspected DUI driver may soon be facing criminal charges stemming from her actions that lead to a two car accident on I-85 Friday. According to the Georgia State Patrol, Kerri Jean Hynes of Suwanee reportedly crossed the median and struck another vehicle occupied by 3 college students from Bob Jones University. It is believed that Hynes was using her cell phone at the time of the impact and...

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A drunk driver by the name of Gregory Lee Wills may soon be facing felony vehicular homicide charges after causing a deadly car wreck on December 11, 2007 in Forsyth County. According to officials, one of the passengers involved in the dui accident, a 10-year-old minor, recently passed away due to the injuries she sustained. The young girl bravely battled for her life for more than a week at...

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Yamaha's Rhino 660 has been the object of much criticism and debate over the last few months due to its alleged design defects that cause the popular ATV to unnecessarily rollover without warning. The Rhino 660 has been cited as the cause of hundreds of injuries across the U.S. to its consumers since its introduction by Yamaha in 2003. The typical injuries sustained involve broken legs, ankles,...

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The students and citizens of Oconee County are now morning the tragic death of a beloved middle school teacher who was tragically killed in an auto accident earlier this week. The forty-three year old teacher of Malcolm Bridge Middle School was reportedly running an after school errand when her vehicle was struck by another unidentified motorist near Bogart, Georgia. According to the Georgia...

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In a tragic turn of events, a pregnant mother who was struck by an 18 year-old driver recently succumbed to her injuries stemming from a pedestrian accident the occurred on August 24, 2007. According to authorities, Djuana Thomas, 22 weeks pregnant at the time, was crossing Mobile Street pushing her daughter Samiya Jordan in a stroller when the 18 year old driver struck both her and her 1...

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A fatal motorcycle accident shut down all lanes of traffic on Georgia's I-85 In Gwinnett County today. The Georgia motorcycle accident reportedly occurred around 3:00 a.m. Numerous emergency personnel arrived on the scene just south of Hamilton Mill Road moments after the motorcycle crash occurred but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The facts of the accident are still being...

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The last two weeks have been deadly on the roadways of Cherokee County, Georgia. The Georgia State Patrol is currently investigating 4 fatal car accidents that occurred with the last week there. On August 4 one Hispanic male was struck and killed by a hit and run driver on I-75 shortly after striking the median in his own vehicle. The hit and run driver has not been identified at this point but...

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In a tragic end to the fourth of July weekend, four Georgians were killed on Sunday after their vehicle collided with a tractor trailer and a tour bus. The fatal car crash took place on Georgia's Highway 316 and Highway 29 in Lawrenceville. Emergency personnel arrived to the site of the car accident promptly but none of the occupants of the vehicle survived the event. The names of those involved...

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Questions still remain unanswered about a Georgia car wreck that has left one man critically injured over the past weekend. The 81-year-old man recently identified as Clelmer Powell by the Georgia State Patrol is in critical condition after being involved in an accident in Habersham County. Troopers say the accident occurred on Camp Creek Road near Hazel Creek when Powell and another...

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No charges will be filed against a Berkeley County deputy who recently struck and killed a 21 year old pedestrian according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The deputy was reportedly passing another vehicle when he struck the man who was walking in the middle of the roadway facing on coming traffic near Macedonia. The pedestrian was flown to the hospital shortly after the pedestrian...

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In a tragic accident on Georgia's I-575 in Cobb County, four young people lost their lives after being involved in a one car accident on Saturday. The driver and the front seat passenger survived the accident but four other occupants were not so lucky. According to authorities, the driver reportedly lost control of her vehicle which subsequently flipped numerous times in the fatal auto accident....

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A Hit and run accident caused the death of a Morehouse Medical student on Georgia's I-75 earlier today. Witnesses say the 27-year-old decedent from Fort Lauderdale, Florida was headed north on I-75 near Ga. 92 when the driver of a red or orange mustang cut her off and forced her into oncoming traffic. Parkes' Honda Civic crossed the median and ran into the southbound lane where it was struck...

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When an accident involves both a train and a motor vehicle it is almost always fatal for the occupants of the vehicle. This point is unfortunately seen in a recent train vs. automobile accident that occurred in south Fulton County. According to the authorities, the driver of the vehicle was trying to cross a set of railroad tracks after the crossing bars were activated. Tragically the driver...

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In a tragic accident at a well known car wash, a 3 year old boy lost his life after being struck by a truck. According to authorities, the parents of the 3-year-old were vacuuming out there car and had given the boy money to buy a drink at the vending machine nearby. According to the driver of the truck, the boy ran out in front of his vehicle and he could not stop in time to avoid hitting the...

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A road rage incident that ended a man being stabbed to death results in murder charges for the stabbing suspect Ahmath Yasharahla. Yasharahla reportedly stabbed 23-year-old Anthony Newberry to death on Northside Drive after Newberry tapped his brakes when Yasharahla would not stop riding his bumper. The stabbing reportedly took place in front of Newberry's wife and four year-old daughter. The...

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