Two people were seriously injured in a multi vehicle car accident in Evans in Columbia County on Monday. According to the Augusta Chronicle, the accident was set off when Evans-resident Gregory Teasley, who was eastbound on Washington Road, crossed the center line and struck the side of a GMC truck.…
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Hart County Officials to Study Site of Fatal Car Accident
Officials from the Georgia Department of Transportation will be looking at an intersection at Hart County which was the scene of a fatal car accident last month. An 81-year-old man was struck and killed as he was trying to cross the SR77 from the Lavonia connector in his vehicle. The…
Truck Accidents in Crisp County, Savannah Leave Trail of Injuries
Truck Accidents in Crisp County, Savannah Leave Trail of Injuries Two separate accidents in Savannah and Crisp County, both involving pickup trucks and 18 wheelers, have left one person dead and three critically injured. In the first accident, a 66-year-old woman suffered critical injuries when her Chevy turned in front…
NHTSA Suppressed Data Proving Cell Phone Use While Driving Raises Accident Risks
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/technology/21distracted.html?_r=1 Previously undisclosed documents that have now been made public, courtesy the Freedom of Information Act, show that federal auto safety agencies had access to thousands of pages of research that showed a clear risk of increased number of accidents because of cell phone use by motorists.In fact, the National…
Bartow County Family Escapes Injuries in Van Accident
A family from Bartow family escaped what could have been potentially serious burn injuries, after a van accident caused by a tire blowout. According to news reports, David and Sarah Joe King were traveling in their van with their two daughters on their way to South Carolina when the back…
Three Girls Injured in Douglas County ATV Accident
Three teenage girls were injured on Wednesday in an ATV accident in Douglas County. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the three were riding an ATV on the street, and seem to have lost control of the four-wheeler when trying to turn a curve. All three were ejected from the…
Shipper Sponsored Poll Shows Most Americans Support Heavier Trucks
A shipper group has announced the results of a nationwide poll that shows that a majority of Americans are in favor of raising weight limits on trucks on our interstate highways. Considering that the poll was commissioned by an association of more than one hundred shippers and other allied trucking…
Fiery Interstate 75 Car Accident Linked to Road Rage
Earlier this month, we reported on an accident involving a car and a rental truck in Lowndes County on I-75. The accident, that occurred just before the Fourth of July weekend, left four people dead. Days later, several other details have emerged. Georgia State Patrol now believes that road rage…
Traffic in Atlanta Ranks Third Worst in Country
As we discussed earlier on this blog, Atlanta’s drivers are not only some of the rudest, but also some of the worst motorists in the country.Apparently, there’s more glowing praise for us. A survey ranks the city at No. 3 on a list of the most traffic congested cities in…
Motorcycle Accident in Murray County Kills Two
Two people from Dalton, Georgia were killed in an accident when a pickup truck sideswiped their motorcycle. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the crash occurred on highway 225 south in Murray County.Apparently, a Ford Ranger crossed the centerline for unknown reasons, and struck the motorcycle. The two riders, 39-year-old…