Category Archives: Wrongful Death
Rollover Accident near Jodeco Road Kills 1, Injures 1
It’s important to know that there can be other reasons for another driver crashing into you and causing injury. Mechanical failure on a vehicle could cause someone to go out of control and crash. While there might still be some liability involved, depending on the circumstances, the payout might be less than desired. Take… Read More »
Pregnant Woman Dies in Fatal Crash
Accidents happen every day on Atlanta’s busy roads. Most of them don’t involve any serious injuries, and insurance can sometimes cover the costs. There’s even the possibility that certain types of insurance may kick in in the case of catastrophic injury. However, when someone dies from an accident insurance may not be enough. In… Read More »
Wrongful Death Case Settled in Sneiderman Case
A case that has received a lot of local media attention was the affair between Hemy Neuman and Andrea Sneiderman and the murder that it caused. Neuman was Sneiderman’s boss at GE. On several business trips, the two became very close. Neuman then murdered Sneiderman’s husband in broad day light in front of a… Read More »
Man Dies While Changing Tire on the Perimeter
Anyone who has driven on the Perimeter knows how dangerous it can be to stop on the shoulder. Atlanta drivers aren’t particularly safe. Speeding is very common especially on the interstates, and many places on I-285 aren’t safe to pull over onto the shoulder. Accidents on I-285 happen every day. Unfortunately, in an accident… Read More »
Hit and Run Offender Charged with Murder
Accidents happen every day across the city, but when someone injures someone deliberately that raises things to an entirely different level. That’s what police say happened in southeast Atlanta last Sunday when a woman got hit by a car at Gartrell Street and Boulevard. Police say that the 53-year-old woman who was killed deliberately… Read More »
Famous Radio Personality Killed by Rear-End Collision
At the end of last month, a local Washington DC radio personality was killed on Atlanta’s roadways. Sheila Stewart was driving on I-20 on her way to work when her Mercedes Benz stopped. A box truck rear-ended her, causing her death. Stewart was working for Washington’s Radio One stations and wanted to visit her… Read More »
Pedestrian Killed Walking on Spaghetti Junction
We we drive around in Atlanta, we try to avoid hitting the ramps of Spaghetti Junction. If at all possible, we’ll take the surface roads to go from Buford Highway to Jimmy Carter and then pick up I-85 from there. Better still, we’ll take Peachtree Industrial. It’s difficult to think about the circumstances surrounding… Read More »
Autoclave Explosion Kills Long-Time Worker
Last month, plant worker Elaine Davidson, 56, died when a pressurized sterilization machine called an autoclave blew up at the Meggett Polymers and Composites plant on October 31st. The force of the blast blew out the door of the autoclave causing devastating injuries to Davidson, who later died at Polk Medical Center. Maintenance records… Read More »
Hit and run just makes it worse
People can do some strange things after an accident. Whether it’s fear, the shock of the crash, or just a general lack of sense, they can end up making mistakes that can cost them down the line. One man found that out last month. The man was charged with causing a chain-reaction crash. The… Read More »
Two Killed, One Critically Hurt in Negligent Gwinnett County Tractor-Trailer Crash
A tragic semi-truck accident in Gwinnett County has left two people dead and one seriously injured. According to Gwinnett County Police Sergeant Brian Doan, the accident occurred when the driver of a PT Cruiser that was headed west on Shawnee Industrial Boulevard turned in front of a big rig headed north on Satellite Boulevard…. Read More »
