Posted by duijim in on May 4, 2018

Each year in Georgia, a number of motorists are charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. Earlier this month, a woman was charged with driving under the influence of marijuana due to a motor vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 75 in Cobb County. The accident occurred when the motor vehicle driver struck a (read more)

Posted by duijim in on May 2, 2018

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that each year about one in 10 motor vehicle drivers are stopped for speeding with about 70% of these drivers receiving tickets. For some individuals, paying a speeding ticket is often the best idea, while other individuals might desire to avoid consequences by fighting a ticket. In either (read more)

Posted by duijim in on April 30, 2018

There are a number of unsafe driving behaviors that are practiced by motor vehicle drivers in the state of Georgia. These driving behaviors include speeding, talking or texting on cell phones, and running red lights. Running red lights creates a significant risk of motor vehicle drivers causing a motor vehicle collision, and in fact, it (read more)

Posted by duijim in on April 27, 2018

Many motor vehicle drivers in Georgia have at least once traveled faster than the speed limit. Unfortunately, one time is all that it takes for a motor vehicle driver to go past the speed limit. In many circumstances, motor vehicle drivers have reason to believe that their speeding ticket was improperly issued and that they (read more)

Posted by duijim in on April 25, 2018

The Georgia Office of Highway Safety estimates that approximately 100,00 individuals will be injured and over 1,000 people killed in accidents that occur on Georgia roads in a year. While these accidents can create a large number of problems, one significant issue that arises in many accidents is that the driver who is liable for (read more)

Posted by duijim in on April 23, 2018

Speeding tickets in Georgia can present individuals with a variety of obstacles. Forbes recently ranked Georgia as one of the worst states in the country for speeding tickets. The state of Georgia has a long standing reputation for speed traps, especially in Atlanta. Incidents involving speeding are also focused on with increased effort during the (read more)

Posted by duijim in on April 20, 2018

Statistics indicate that each year in the United States, 90,000 people are injuries and 1,000 people are killed due to traffic accidents in which a motor vehicle driver runs a red light. Being issued a ticket for running a red light in the state of Georgia can occur in a variety of ways. Red light (read more)

Posted by duijim in on April 18, 2018

In the beginning of December, a man jumped off a bridge on Interstate 75 in an effort to escape law enforcement during a traffic stop and subsequently fell. Law enforcement attempted to rescue the man, but the man proceeded to jump over the bridge’s retaining wall and plummet 70 feet. Firefighters eventually had to rescue (read more)

Posted by duijim in on April 16, 2018

It was recently revealed in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court that a motorist was under the influence of several drugs and answering a cell phone when a September crash occurred that resulted in the death of a University of Georgia graduate student. The driver is now charged with two counts of first-degree homicide by vehicle and (read more)

Posted by duijim in on January 2, 2017

A Gainesville teen recently died while three other individuals are in critical condition following a collision with a motorist who was operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs. A motorist was driving north on Georgia 60 when the motorist crossed the centerline and collided with an automobile carrying a woman and three teens. Law (read more)