Category: Truck Accident
To prove fault in a Georgia truck accident, you need evidence of the trucker’s negligence, like traffic camera footage, logbook entries, and eyewitness accounts. Other parties may share liability for your injuries, such as the trucking company, cargo loaders, or maintenance group. Who Can Be Held Liable in a Georgia Truck Accident? Multiple parties may […]
The rules truck drivers must follow in Georgia come from federal and state agencies that regulate who can drive a commercial truck, the number of hours they can drive in a day, maintenance requirements, the minimum auto insurance they must carry, and the maximum dimensions and weight of their trucks. Violating these rules may be […]
Many people involved in truck accidents wonder how much money they might be able to recover by filing a personal injury claim. There are no fixed average settlement amounts for truck accidents in Georgia. The compensation you might receive depends on several factors, including the extent of your injuries, the amount of insurance coverage available, […]
A deadly crash took place Halloween night which claimed the lives of three people, one being a 1-month-old infant. DeKalb Fire and Rescue received a call around 11:53 p.m. about a crash on Interstate 20 eastbound just before Wesley Chapel Road. The crash involved a tractor-trailer and a truck with people trapped inside the vehicle. DeKalb […]
A deadly wreck involving a car and a tractor-trailer occurred on I-85 in Gwinnett County on Thursday, June 22. The Georgia State Patrol said the big rig was traveling north near Buford Rd at about 6:30 a.m. when it struck a stalled Kia Soul at the driver’s side. The only occupant of the Kia, 56-year-old […]
Florida man was arrested in Gordon County, Ga after shooting at another truck driver during a road rage chase. The incident occurred on June 10th and began at the Georgia/Tennessee state line on I-75. Witnesses told police that one truck attempted to run the other off the road. The trucks chased each other through Whitfield […]
In Kennesaw Ga, two people were killed after their SUV crashed into a parked tractor-trailer early on June 10th. The incident occurred around 1:15 am when 59-year-old utility truck driver, Colbert Beaucicaut, parked his truck on the eastbound shoulder of Interstate 75 near the intersection of Chastain Road. Police say a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee […]
A man was killed in a wreck involving two tractor-trailers on Ga. 365 in Hall Co. The accident occurred shortly before 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24th, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Department, near White Sulphur Road. In the report released by the Georgia State Patrol, a large truck was headed north in the […]
An accident occurred early Friday morning on I-285 near Riverdale Rd. that claimed the life of a 45-year-old man and injured 4 other people. The accident was caused when a semi-truck lost unsecured cargo and caused three vehicles to crash. The three vehicles included a Stockbridge patrol car, a tractor-trailer, and the Nissan Rogue—driven by […]