Auto Accident

While we elect to carry certain types of insurance, others are required under state law. Even the optional policies aren’t always truly a choice unless you prefer the risk of losing everything you own in a lawsuit or catastrophe. As a policyholder, you have the right to assume you will get what you’re paying for…

Governor Brian Kemp announced on April 23 that Georgia would be suspending the road test requirement for driver’s licenses in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and attempt to handle the huge backlog of tests currently on hold during the pandemic. Teens with valid permits may skip the road test portion and upgrade…

How many times have you seen police chases on the news? Even television shows like Cops and Live P.D. routinely display police pursuits unfolding right in front of us, but from a safe distance. Anyone over the age of 35 is familiar with the most notorious chase in modern history when O.J. Simpson led police…

We always worry about new drivers being on the road, but knowing what to do in the event of a car crash is an entirely different kind of concern. Anything can go wrong causing injury out on the road. Your only concern is making sure that your teen comes home safely, which doesn’t always happen.…

Every month there are approximately 127 million people in the U.S. hailing rides using Uber or Lyft services. These services were created to help riders in numerous situations. They help curb drunk driving, they allow people to avoid crowded parking, and they’ve become a convenience many users can no longer imagine getting by without. Safely…

When a vehicle moving at highway speeds collides with another vehicle or object, the physical impact on the occupants of the vehicle can lead to serious, even permanent, injuries or death. Many of these blunt force trauma events can cause various life-threatening injuries, including damage to internal organs. The spleen Due to its position in…

One of the most common types of car accidents here in Georgia and across the country are rear-end crashes. These can happen for just about any reason, in any weather and at any speed. However, we want to focus on low-speed collisions. Many people – and insurance companies – think that a low-speed accident means…

Because cell phones have made us accessible 24 hours a day, it has become more difficult to disconnect from work or other obligations. On the other hand, you can now open an app from 300 miles away to see the stranger standing outside your front door, and newer refrigerators give you the ability to order…

Between 2010 and 2016, Ford produced two vehicles – the Focus and the Fiesta – with a dual-clutch transmission. They were supposed to be low-cost and fuel efficient. Instead, they put drivers’ lives at risk, as the cars would “randomly lose power on freeways” and “unexpectedly bolt[ed] into intersections,” per an in-depth investigation by the…

Generally speaking, when one car is attempting to enter a roadway, it is that driver’s responsibility to enter safely. If the merging driver hits another car, the merging driver is liable for any injuries or damage sustained in the crash. There are times, however, when multiple parties may be liable, and times when a third-party,…

A failure to yield accident happens when a driver fails to yield the right of way appropriately. These collisions occur when drivers are negligent and fail to follow traffic laws, like running yellow or red blinking lights without looking, failing to yield during a left-hand turn, or aggressively merging onto a highway or roadway without…

Many Americans mistakenly believe that a larger vehicle increases the safety of the driver and other vehicle occupants during an accident. However, the facts demonstrate that there are too many variables involved in car crashes to make this simplistic assumption in all cases. One of the reasons many motorists are purchasing minivans, SUVs, and pickup…

In February 2019, a man pulled over to the side of I-285 to refuel his car. He was rear-ended by another vehicle and thrown into the roadway, where he was hit by a different car and pronounced dead at the scene. For the average Georgia driver, this is an uncommon accident. For law enforcement, however,…

An Uber vehicle was hit by a semi-truck on Thursday night, around 9:30 p.m., in northwest Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, police say the Uber driver, 29-year-old Aaron Ragins, ran a red light, and the truck hit the passenger side of the car. The passenger died as a result of the crash, and the…

Car accidents do not always leave vehicle occupants with life-threatening injuries. However, when two vehicles crash head-on at high speed, the results are often devastating. The victims of these car accidents can suffer injuries that lead to chronic or debilitating pain, lost income, and overwhelming (and sometimes ongoing) medical expenses. These losses can place an…

Recent legislation passed in the Georgia General Assembly sets guidelines for the operation of autonomous vehicles. Although many Georgia residents are enthusiastic about the prospect of self-driving cars gaining an increased presence on our roadways, others are skeptical about their safety. This skepticism has been magnified due to recent high-profile crashes involving these cars. On…

 After an accident has been reported to an insurance company, the adjuster will usually reach out and want to take a recorded statement. It’s one thing to report an accident to an insurance company, which can be done shortly after the wreck, but before giving a recorded statement to an insurance company – talking…

Georgia State Patrol (GSP) is currently investigating a multi-car collision on the Diamond Causeway at the Moon River Bridge in Savannah. News outlets are not releasing photos of the crash, but WTOC’s Russ Riesinger reported on the crash on his livestream this morning, stating that it appeared to be a head-on collision involving at least…

 In Georgia where Harris Lowry Manton is located, there are two primary types of insurance coverage that are involved in most automobile wrecks: personal injury coverage and property damage coverage. In personal injury coverage, the person who is injured has to prove that someone else caused the wreck. So at beginning of the process,…

On July 1, 2018, the Hands Free Georgia Act officially went into effect across the Peach State. Under this new law, drivers are no longer permitted to have a cell phone or electronic device in-hand or touching any part of their body when operating a motor vehicle. Under the Act, drivers are still permitted to…

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), an insurance industry non-profit whose mission is to reduce insurance claims costs, runs crash tests on new model year passenger vehicles and rates them in four categories: good, acceptable, marginal or poor. The Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee did not fare well during this year’s testing. Overall,…

After winter is over, Georgia roads and highways can be left with potholes. Some get repaired and some simply languish, seemingly waiting to damage our cars. However, an unlikely beacon of hope has arrived to fix some of our crumbling roads—Domino’s. The pizza chain recently announced the launch of its “Paving for Pizza” campaign, in…

As a passenger who is injured in a vehicle wreck, you probably understand that the responsibility resting upon the driver does not belong to you. As a passenger in a situation in which a friend or family member is at-fault for the crash, you may be inclined to avoid filing a claim against the person…

Less than two months after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber in Tempe, Arizona, more bad news about autonomous vehicles comes out of the Grand Canyon state. A self-driving Waymo minivan was involved in a collision when it collided with another vehicle in Chandler, Arizona on May 4, 2018. The safety…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has removed Tesla Inc. from its role in the investigation of a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, claiming the automaker violated an agreement not to disclose information while the probe was still ongoing. The decision was relayed to Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on April 11. However,…