Trucking companies are responsible for their drivers. In this case, their driver had a medical condition that caused an accident. This wasn’t just any old car accident. This was a six vehicle collection of twisted metal and parts, strewn around the intersection where the accident took place. It was ten…
While helmets do save lives, it does depend on the nature of the accident. This accident took the lives of a couple, both wearing helmets. It was early in the morning, a perfect night to take the bike out and go for a spin. The 44-year-old man and his 45-year-old…
Tasers have their place in law enforcement. However, they must be used responsibly. “This is a troubling case from many angles,” says Stephen Ozcomert, an Atlanta injury lawyer who practices personal injury, accidents and malpractice law. “It is troubling from the point of view that the police officer who used…
Cases that involve kids are the toughest ones to handle. This accident story is heartbreaking. Often in cases like this one, there are two elements you need to keep in mind: the criminal side and the civil side. In this reported case, there was the criminal element of misdemeanor vehicular…
The next time you are out on the highway, look around you. There are far more potentially deadly big rigs on the road than there ever used to be. No one wants to hear that there are more accidents every year on the highways involving semis. Unfortunately, though, it is…
The courts are looking for unusual and innovative ways to make a point that it does not pay to drink and drive. This reported case may sound like just another drunk driving conviction, but this one has a twist to it. This story started when a young 24-year-old man doing…
For most people, going to the dentist is stressful. For the 13-year-old girl in this reported case, it resulted in her death. The young girl was having teeth removed during oral surgery in the dentist’s office, when she stopped breathing. The autopsy revealed that the death was the result of…
It is not often that two bikers are involved in a head-on collision with each other. It was a clear day and the group of riders headed out the popular, scenic highway to take in the sights. The first group had four riders, all of who were very experienced with…
Death comes to people in many strange ways. The man in this case was run over while lying in the middle of the road. This reported case is very odd for a number of reasons. The main reason for this is that the victim was lying in the middle of…
A biker is killed, thanks to the inattention of another driver. He never stood a chance. Bikers face the very real consideration that every time they go out for a ride, they may never come home. There are too many things that can happen out on the road; things that…