Georgia Car Accident Blog

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’ve ever taken a ride on I-520, Rte. 4, or Rte. 25, then you know just how busy and hectic these roads can get. Unfortunately, many accidents occur each year on these highways and other frequently-traveled roads in Augusta, and a majority of the victims experience head injuries as a result. What You Need…

Insurance adjusters can be very challenging to work with. It sometimes seems as though the only injuries that make it effortlessly through a claim are injuries where concrete evidence of damage exists, such as an x-ray depicting a clearly broken bone. Other car accident injuries—the ones that are far more common, such as soft tissue…

Car accidents, especially relatively minor fender-benders, are a part of life. Most of us see one (or at least the aftermath of one) on almost a daily basis on our commute to work or home. Usually, everyone is lucky enough to seem physically unhurt, and damage may be minor. Sometimes, police are at the scene;…

If you have ever been involved in even a minor car accident, you know how the moments immediately following the crash feel. Your adrenaline and nerves kick in, and seemingly millions of thoughts race through your mind. You try to run the details of the crash over and over again in your mind, but everything…

Earlier this week, I spoke about the absolute importance of seat belt use. In devastating accidents with survivors, one of the biggest reasons vehicle occupants were able to survive was because of the original auto safety device—the seat belt. While seat belts are unquestionably critical lifesavers, if you have ever been in an accident, you…

While victims of any car accident can suffer serious injuries, the injuries can be much more catastrophic if one of the vehicles catches on fire. Individuals trapped in a burning car can suffer lung damage, disfigurement, scarring, and other long-term injuries. If you or a family member suffered injuries in a car fire, it is…

Use Extreme Caution when Traveling through these Augusta Roads and Intersections The public should be aware where the most wrecks and fatalities occur in Augusta, Georgia. According to a study of over 40,000 wrecks by the Augusta Chronicle, the following intersections were identified as the most dangerous: Interstate 20 and Washington Road (Georgia Highway 28): 372 wrecks;…