The truck accident unfolded in seconds, but the fallout ended five lives and forever shattered others. John Wayne Johnson was driving his truck on Interstate 16 in Bryan County, near Savannah, when he slammed into the back of a Toyota Corolla. State troopers said the impact of the crash was so powerful it sent Johnson’s…
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Teen Driver Safety
For thousands of teenagers in Atlanta, across Georgia and beyond, summer break is just around the corner. That means lots of fun, free time and, for many teens, their first summer with a driver’s license and a first car. As parents, we know you’re concerned about the safety of your sons and daughters on the road. We are…
Read More »Regulators Shut Down Fifth Trucking Company This Year
For the fifth time so far in 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled a trucking company to be so unsafe and such an imminent threat to public safety that its trucks were immediately taken off the road. In April, Mortise Trucking, based in South Carolina, was shut down for egregious and repeated violations.…
Read More »Truck Accidents and Hazardous Materials
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…
Read More »Truck Driver Drug Testing Remains High Priority for FMCSA
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…
Read More »Study Guides and Tools For Driver’s Ed Exams
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…
Read More »Top 10 Georgia Counties Reporting the Highest Number of Traffic Fatalities
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…
Read More »Advanced Driving Courses for Young Drivers Help Secure Safer Roads
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…
Read More »Truck Accident Attorneys Roundtable: Advertising Gimmick
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…
Read More »Choosing the Best Atlanta Drivers’ Ed Program
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…
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