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Earlier this month, a Washington interstate was the scene of a truly bizarre trucking accident. A tractor-trailer carrying hundreds of bee hives turned over on the highway, unleashing 14 million bees into the air. No one suffered serious injuries. The bees were being transported to pollinate crops. The story was picked up by dozens of…

At Fried Goldberg, our team of attorneys has worked hard on cases involving horrific crashes caused by truck drivers who were drunk or high on drugs. We have been interviewed in depth about the topic by the media. Cases involving inebriated truck drivers are personal for us. The pain these reckless drivers cause innocent Georgia…

This is for the new drivers out there. Your driver’s education exam is coming up, and you want to get on the road as soon as you can. You don’t want to have to retake the test. Getting in some practice before the exam can be the difference between passing and failing. There are so many…

The most recent statistics from Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety report a total of 1,192 collisions in 2012, 153 which involved a large truck. Over 5,000 injuries have been reported as a result of these motor vehicle accidents year after year, some which result in fatalities.Which Georgia counties are responsible for the highest number…

It probably wouldn’t come as a great surprise if I told you teen drivers are more likely to be involved in an automobile accident than any other age group. But did you know drivers between the ages of 16 and 19 are three times more likely to get into an accident than anyone else on…

Last week, the founding members of the Truck Accident Attorneys Roundtable met to practice what they preach – to roundtable ideas and cases. We shared our recent successes with each other and continued to push the cutting edge in how to maximize not only the financial results of truck crash cases, but also the safety…

Drivers’ education is important to the safety of yourself and other motorists on the road. It is also important to know of any changes in the law as it relates to driving. Drivers’ ed is not limited to teenage drivers being licensed for the first time. The completion of a drivers’ ed program may be…

Sharing the road with truck drivers can be tricky at times, especially in heavy traffic. Tractor trailer drivers follow federal safety regulations to minimize truck-related collisions from occurring on roadways, but drivers of regular passenger vehicles should also take precaution and follow safety tips to help ensure that the roads remain safe. How to Help Prevent Trucking Collisions…

I-285 in Atlanta — where the Truck Accident Attorneys are based — is one of the busiest traffic areas in the state, and it has been the site of numerous motor vehicle accidents recently, some of which were fatal. Earlier this year, DeKalb County police reported two fatalities and two injuries from a rear-end accident involving a…

Kids grow up quickly. Before you know it, they are headed to their first day of school. According to the American School Bus Council, approximately 25 million children ride one of the 480,000 school buses on the road each day. For parents whose kids use the bus to get to and from school, transportation safety is…