Category Archives: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
Man Killed, Three Injured in Fulton County Tractor-Trailer Accident
Last week, a 22-year-old College Park man was killed and three other people were hurt in an accident with an 18-wheeler on Camp Creek Parkway in Fulton County. According to accident witnesses, a tractor-trailer headed east failed to stop at a red light while traveling on Camp Creek Parkway. The big rig reportedly struck… Read More »
Danielsville Man Hurt in Log Truck Rollover Accident on Highway 98 in Commerce
Late last month, a 24-year-old Danielsville man was severely injured when the log truck he was driving rolled on Georgia Highway 98 in Commerce. According to a representative from the Georgia State Patrol, Steven Brock was headed west on the highway in a 1988 Kentworth semi-truck when he came upon a passenger vehicle that… Read More »
Georgia Woman Must Provide Eyewitness Testimony Corroborating Accident to Recover Uninsured Motorist Benefits–Bituminous Insurance Co. v. Coker
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently ruled that in order to recover uninsured motorist benefits, a widow must provide eyewitness testimony corroborating her version of events. In this case, a Georgia woman had to provide evidence proving her description of how an unknown motorist caused an accident in which her husband was killed. Absent… Read More »
Atlanta Woman Killed in Tractor-Trailer Accident
Tractor-trailers are large transport conveyances pulled by a truck or tractor. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that over 100,000 people were killed last year in accidents involving tractor-trailers. This year, a Georgia woman became one of the first tractor-trailer fatalities of 2012. Fatalities from such collisions are expected to rise as the… Read More »