Auto Accidents

Published on: September 6, 2013

12 Year Old Boy Hurt in Southwest Atlanta Pedestrian Accident

Atlanta police are continuing an investigation into a serious car accident that injured a 12 year old boy. The accident occurred in southwest Atlanta, near Centra Villa Drive and Venetian Drive when the boy ran into the street.While the exact circumstances surrounding the accident have not been reported, apparently the boy ran into the street, and while the driver swerved to avoid hitting him, the car still collided with the boy. He was subsequently transported to a local children’s hospital in critical condition.

According to police, when they arrived at the scene the boy was still breathing but not alert, and he suffered serious head injuries.

Police also reported that the driver was not at fault, and that she will not face charges.

While it appears as though the driver was not at fault in this case based upon police reports, this is not true in many cases where pedestrians are seriously injured. Continue reading

Published on: August 27, 2013

Incredibly Tragic Accident Kills 16 Year Old Pedestrian

By Stephen M. Ozcomert

Authorities revealed that a 16 year old high school student was killed when he was struck by three different cars on his walk to school this week. The teen was hit as a result of having run into the street to retrieve his skateboard.

Authorities say the boy had been riding his skateboard on the way to school when it suddenly slipped out from under his feet and shot into the street. When he went into the road to get it, he was hit by three different vehicles.

The first vehicle was described by witnesses as a gray or silver Honda sedan, then a Ford Ranger, and finally a Chevy Tahoe. Police said only the driver of the Ford Ranger stopped after the accident. The driver of the Tahoe reportedly contacted police later on, and claimed that he thought he had hit a deer. Neither the driver of the Ranger or Tahoe will face charges. Continue reading

Published on: August 19, 2013

Old Atlanta Road Crash Ends Tragically

By Stephen M. Ozcomert

A tragic accident happened earlier this month in Forsyth County, which led to an 11 year old girl becoming critically injured, and later dying at the hospital.

The two-car accident occurred when the young girl’s mother was headed southbound on Old Atlanta Road near Estates of Old Atlanta subdivision when she apparently lost control while on a curve. Her car traveled into the southbound lane and struck a Honda Odyssey. The mother was pronounced dead at the scene. Another passenger, an 11 year old family friend, was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries to her face.

The driver of the Honda Odyssey was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A seven year old passenger in the van was transported to the hospital for treatment of a broken arm. Continue reading

Published on: August 12, 2013

Two DeKalb Police Officers involved in Serious Car Accidents within Two Week Span

By Stephen M. Ozcomert

An accident late last month sent a police officer and one other individual to the hospital.

The collision occurred in DeKalb County at the intersection of Candler and Glenwood Avenue.

Police reported that they did not know how the accident occurred. It was unclear whether someone had run a red light, or whether they simply were not paying attention.

The end result was the police cruiser T-boning into a white sedan, sending both drivers to the hospital with moderate injuries. An investigation into the cause is ongoing.

Just two weeks after the Glenwood Avenue accident, another DeKalb County police officer died in a car accident while attempting to locate a motorist who fled a traffic stop. Continue reading

Published on: August 8, 2013

Tragic Accident on I-285 Results in Homicide Charges

By Stephen M. Ozcomert

A traffic accident involving a car and a tractor trailer on I-285 earlier this month resulted in the death of a 36 year old man.

The accident reportedly occurred when when the man’s car struck a tractor trailer that had slowed down to avoid a car bumper that was in the roadway. The driver of the tractor trailer truck had slowed to a near stop when the collision occurred. According to witnesses, the man was traveling at a high speed just before the impact occurred.

According to police reports, the bumper was dislodged from another man’s vehicle, who had struck the retaining wall just prior to the tractor trailer collision. That man was later charged with a lane violation and 2nd Degree Vehicular Homicide. The driver of the tractor trailer truck was not charged. Continue reading

Published on: July 29, 2013

Tragic Rollover Crash on I-85 in Duluth Ends in Tragedy

By Stephen M. Ozcomert

A Duluth family is mourning the loss of a mother of two who was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 85 earlier this month.

The woman was running errands with her husband and their two young children in the family’s SUV on I-85 when the collision occurred.

Police say the accident occurred when a tractor-trailer forced the family’s SUV out of its lane and into a box truck traveling next to them. The force of the initial impact was so great that the SUV then flipped several times and travelled over the guardrail before coming to rest on the on-ramp at Steve Reynolds Boulevard.

Published on: July 22, 2013

I-75 Accident Leads to Serious Injury of 5 Passengers Ejected From Vehicle

By Stephen M. Ozcomert

Henry County police reported extensive injuries and one death following a major accident on Interstate 75 earlier this month.

Among the victims, a 14 year old girl was killed and five additional members of her family, which included two infants, were injured.

According to a police spokesperson, the accident occurred slightly before noon, when a Ford Expedition lost control, causing it to strike the center guardrail, and then spun back into traffic hitting at least one other vehicle. Five of its seven passengers were then ejected from the vehicle. Authorities reported that their preliminary investigation revealed that the individuals were not properly restrained. The young girl was announced dead at the scene.

Published on: July 15, 2013

Tragic Gainesville Accident Kills Three

By Stephen M. Ozcomert

A tragic accident happened last Friday, leaving three people dead and six more injured. The four vehicle accident happened in Gainesville on Georgia Highway 365. The collision left two cars pinned underneath a tractor-trailer.

According to reports, the accident happened at around 1 in the morning Friday, and involved four vehicles. These included a Ford Escape, a pick-up truck, a Jeep, and a tractor-trailer.

Police stated that based upon their initial investigation, they believe that the cause of the accident may have been when a pick up truck turned left into the path of a tractor-trailer heading northbound. Sadly, the driver and passenger of the pick up were killed, and another individual died as a result of the chain reaction accidents.

Published on: July 8, 2013

Pedestrian Believed to be Reason for 7 Car Collision on I-75 Outside Atlanta

By Stephen M. Ozcomert

According to Georgia state authorities, six of the seven drivers involved in the early morning pile-up outside Atlanta last Friday, were charged with driving under the influence.

A spokesperson for the Clayton County Police department released a statement to one newspaper, regarding the cause of the seven car collision. Authorities believe that the initial cause of the crash was a pedestrian walking onto Interstate 75. The pedestrian was reportedly taken for treatment to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

At around 3 in the morning following the Fourth of July holiday, the first car accident occurred when a car struck the pedestrian, leading to a chain reaction that ended up involving a total of seven vehicles. According to police, six of the drivers in the accident have since been charged with drunk driving. Five of those drivers were reportedly taken to jail, and the sixth was taken to the hospital for treatment. The pedestrian was subsequently charged with pedestrian in the road way.

Published on: June 28, 2013

Fleeing Suspect Totals a Half Dozen Cars in Northwest Atlanta

By Stephen M. Ozcomert

A man driving in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood caused massive amounts of damage when he allegedly decided to flee from police, rather than pulling over.

Sometime around two o’clock in the morning, police officers attempted to stop a motorist who was driving without headlights, but instead of acquiescing, the driver reportedly decided to flee. While officers initially gave chase, they soon called it off due to the incredibly high speeds the suspect was driving, just before he slammed into at least six parked cars, and then crashed into a house. The man attempted to continue to run on foot, but he was caught a few blocks away, and subsequently taken to a local hospital for the treatment of his injuries.

The man was charged with several different crimes, and according to authorities has somewhat of an extensive criminal history. It seems as though the car that the man was driving may have been stolen.