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Distracted driving is on the rise, and as a result, so are the number of traffic accidents.

“Often, if you look past the surface of what seems to be noticeable after a wreck, whether it is between two cars, or a semi and another vehicle, you will find evidence of a cell phone, or smart phone in use. That is what happened in this reported case,” explained Stephen Ozcomert, an Atlanta injury lawyer, who practices personal injury, accidents and malpractice law in Georgia.

This two vehicle crash involved a pickup truck and a semi-truck. One of the vehicles was heading east on the road, and the other south on the parallel road, when they met in the intersection. The police were not able to determine which vehicle was heading in which direction, as the impact skewed everything around and left vehicles every which way on the side of the road. The scene was a complete mess of twisted steel, radiator fluid, busted windshield glass and torn rubber.

Nasty case generates a lot of dissention in the community.

“Wrongful death lawsuits may, literally, involve anyone, even members of the clergy,” said Stephen Ozcomert, a lawyer practicing personal injury, accidents and malpractice law in Atlanta, Georgia.

In this case, a father shot his son to death in what he claimed was self-defense. The man’s son developed post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of being abused by two priests when he was 13-years-old, “a violation that shattered the boy’s trust in others and drove him to rage and depression. He attempted to commit suicide as an adult,” said Ozcomert.

Following too close on the highway is obviously a terrible idea. In this case, both truckers involved in this crash were charged.

“These two rigs were on the highway, one of them carrying a heavy load of steel beams and the other carrying an unknown cargo, when the unthinkable happened. The trucker hauling steel beams lost control of his rig on snow covered roads. He skidded sideways across the highway and promptly jackknifed,” said Stephen M. Ozcomert, an injury lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia, who practices personal injury, accidents and malpractice law.

The truck crashed, and the semi ended up blocking all westbound lanes on the highway – not an ideal position to be in, to say the least. Then, to compound the problem, the second rig happened along, and although the trucker supposedly tried evasive maneuvers, he was not able to avoid ramming into the jackknifed rig. The force of the impact snapped the restraints on the steel beam load and they tumbled off the truck, scattering across the westbound lanes of the highway.

No one could figure out why this fatal motorcycle accident happened. The biker swerved off the road and hit a ditch.

“Even though the biker in this fatality was alive when emergency response crews got to him, he died within minutes after reaching hospital,” said Stephen M. Ozcomert, an injury lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia who practices personal injury, accidents and malpractice law. At the scene, police and accident reconstructionists were trying to piece together how the accident happened.

The police had trouble finding anything that could definitely provide a reason as to why the biker went off the road. They know he lost control of the motorcycle, but not why he lost control. In fact, this case has far more questions than it has answers. Some of those questions need to be answered in order to determine if the biker’s family can file a wrongful death lawsuit.

It is not rocket science to figure out that bikers will suffer horrendous injuries or death, if they are involved in a wreck. The lack of protection is the main reason.

“If you’ve been in a motorcycle accident and actually walked away, albeit in rough shape, don’t think twice about hiring an Atlanta personal injury lawyer with experience to help you get compensation for your injuries. You have rights and those rights need to be protected. Most of all, you have the right to claim for compensation for your injuries, more so if your injuries were catastrophic and your life will never be the same again,” said Stephen M. Ozcomert, an injury lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia, who practices personal injury, accidents and malpractice law.

Not all personal injury lawyers specialize in or even handle motorcycle accidents, and this is why anyone needing assistance to file a personal injury lawsuit needs to make sure their choice of lawyer can handle this type of case.

Modern medicine is not always as modern as one may think. These days, doctors may make use of an ancient healing method, not for the squeamish.

“When you land in hospital after a motorcycle accident, you may be very surprised to find that leeches could be used to help you heal. Yes, leeches, the things you typically recoil from when you see them on a swimmer coming out of the water. Call them blood suckers if you will, but their use in modern medicine is guaranteed thanks to their unique properties,” said Stephen M. Ozcomert, an injury lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia, who practices personal injury, accidents and malpractice law.

Consider the case of Jamie Doe, (not his real name), who had to lay his motorcycle down to avoid hitting a car that had abruptly turned in front of him. He had nowhere else to go to avoid the collision, but his quick thinking minimized what could have been an even worse accident. As it was, he sustained several broken ribs and severe road rash on his arms, and his right foot suffered serious damage from being dragged on the asphalt.