On April 1, a chain-reaction car accident started by a veteran police officer critically injured two people in Georgia. The crash occurred just before 5:30 p.m. on northbound Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County. According to local media reports, an officer with the...
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Family hurt in crash with drunk driver
Georgia residents should know that police had to close the intersection of South Carolina Highway 253 and Cedar Lane Road while a crash was being investigated. The Greenville County Sheriff's Office has released details about the crash that occurred the morning of...
Premises liability overview for business owners
Business owners in Georgia, regardless of whether they own the actual premises, are responsible for the safety of all who enter their property. In some cases, this can even include trespassers. Owners are thus required to have adequate policies and procedures that...
IIHS: pickup passengers more liable to be injured than drivers
Pickup truck owners in Georgia should know the results of some recent crash tests that were conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Since 2017, the IIHS has been testing the safety of both driver and front passenger sides, and it looked at 11 two-row...
Cars collide, victim airlifted to hospital
Georgia residents may have heard about a two-car crash that occurred in Anderson County around 9:40 p.m. on March 22. South Carolina Highway Patrol pinpoint the site of the crash as being on US 29 near Smith Motors Road. It involved an SUV heading north on US 29 and a...
Police say teen was using a cellphone when she struck car
Georgia State Patrol says that a 15-year-old girl was speaking on a cellphone when the Lincoln Navigator SUV she was driving struck a car in Lee County and badly injured the other driver. The accident took place at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Highway 82 near Tower Lane...
Police may soon use “textalyzer” on drivers’ phones
Georgia residents may have heard of the "textalyzer," a device that connects to a phone to check for any previous activity. In 2017, the New York legislature proposed a measure that would allow police to use these devices on drivers' phones to determine if drivers...
Legislators introduce proposal for Stop Underrides Act
Drivers in Atlanta know how intimidating it can be to be around large commercial trucks. Sometimes, motor vehicles will collide with a large truck and slide underneath it. This is called an underride crash, and it can immediately render a vehicle's safety features...
Learning to trust self-driving cars
Georgia residents might be interested to learn that a survey by the AAA has revealed that the majority of people are afraid of getting inside an autonomous vehicle. It showed that more than seven out of every ten Americans have reported being uncomfortable by the...
Car crash sends 2 adults and 2 minors to hospital
On March 15, a two-car collision occurred on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina. It led to four people being hospitalized, including two minors. The Charleston Police Department states that around 4:30 pm on that Friday, a 2004 Honda van traveling west on...