Georgia Injury Blog

After getting into a road accident with a commercial truck, it’s understandable that you might feel shocked, frustrated, or downright angry. You’ll likely have concerns about bodily harm and damage to your vehicle, among other things. However, it is very important to keep a cool head in such situations. Unleashing your anger on the other…

For anyone in the United States wishing to operate a tractor-trailer, it is first necessary to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL). This is required for those who wish to drive: A single vehicle that transports 16 people or more A single vehicle with a weight of 26,000 pounds or more Any combination vehicle weighing…

In order for your accident or injury claim to be successful, it is important to have documentary evidence. The documents you need will depend on the type of accident, the nature of your injury, and the extent of any damage sustained. You may find the following documents particularly helpful. However, it’s important to remember that…

With the end of the year drawing closer, gatherings become more frequent, and more people travel to be with their loved ones. As the holiday season approaches, the roads become busier, making heavy traffic and automobile accidents more of a risk to those traveling. If you or someone you love has been injured in a…

Truck accidents are among the most dangerous and devastating types of motor vehicle accidents. Because of their limited visibility, increased stopping times, and extreme weight, large trucks are often involved in serious accidents, causing severe injury to those involved. One common cause of such incidents is truck driver fatigue. Driving while fatigued or exhausted is…

Every year tourists take to the road from September through November to view brilliantly hued autumn leaves and to attend fall festivals. But along with the comfortable fall temperatures and colorful leaves, several potential driving risks arrive as well. Ironically, those fallen leaves can create driving nightmares. Leaves are slippery when wet and can also hide…

If you have been injured in a car crash, you may already have spoken with an insurance adjuster. The things that you say during these discussions can make or break your case. In order to make sure that you receive all the money that is legally yours, you need to be aware of certain things…

When is a vehicle accident not a vehicle accident? When you’ve been hit by a tractor-trailer. Being hit by a car is bad enough but being hit by an 80,000-pound semi traveling at 65 miles per hour on the highway sounds deadly. If that has happened to you, don’t wait to seek legal assistance. Surprisingly,…

Driving a long-haul semi is not as simple as climbing into a cab and hitting the road. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has established a number of regulations regarding how long a driver can spend driving, when the driver has to take breaks for rest or sleep, and how these breaks have to…

Chris Hudson Law Group‘s lead attorney, Chris Hudson, was featured in an article on WDRW/WAGT. The article, titled I-TEAM: DUI arrests of commercial drivers are on the rise, investigates the shocking increase in arrests and accidents involving intoxicated 18-wheeler drivers. Chris Hudson is representing a man who was injured in an accident with a trucker…