The hip, new trend in transportation is the electric scooter and it has noticeably taken over the streets of Atlanta. Affordable and easy-to-use with the touch of an app, people are hopping onto a Bird, Lime or Jump and using them to commute, tour or travel. Unfortunately, Atlanta's streets aren't very friendly to alternative transportation...
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Traumatic Brain Injury After a Wreck or Fall: Types, Symptoms, and Treatment
Nothing can prepare you for the immediate and long-term effects of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the effects it can have on your work, lifestyle, and relationships with family and friends. After a wreck, you may have blacked out and woken up in the hospital with no memory of the incident. Your TBI symptoms...
Read MoreIs the Georgia Hands-Free Law Working?
Distracted driving can take many forms: texting, messing with the radio, eating and drinking, or talking with a passenger. Anything that takes your attention from the road is dangerous. According to the NHTSA, if you're holding and talking on your phone, you are four times as likely to be involved in a crash; eight times...
Read MoreAtlanta Attorney on Best Ideas to Avoid Tire-Related Crashes
We've all had a flat tire at some point. For many drivers, it's nothing more than a frustrating ordeal. They end up arriving late to work because they had to pull over and replace their flat tire with a spare. The real danger of tire failure, however, is overlooked far too often. We place a...
Read MoreWhat to Do After a Large Truck Accident
There's a good reason why tractor-trailers are nicknamed "40 tons of death on wheels." Even a relatively low impact collision can lead to serious, life-altering injuries or death. A four-door sedan typically weighs around 3,000 pounds. Compare that to a fully loaded truck that can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Every 16 minutes in the...
Read MoreInadequate Security and Gunshot Victims
Gun violence often leaves its victims with severe or fatal injuries. Those who survive a shooting are left with emotional trauma and medical costs that could haunt them for years. But what if these catastrophic injuries could have been prevented in the first place? If you have questions about determining liability after a gun-related accident...
Read MoreAtlanta Ranked as One of the Most Dangerous Places to Drive
After examining 30 metro areas, Gas Buddy ranked Atlanta fourth among cities for aggressive driving, just behind Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Sacramento. Gas Buddy shows fuel prices in real-time on its website and app. Using data from its app and the U.S. Census Bureau, they examined cities by population and frequency of aggressive driving events....
Read MorePedestrian Accidents On the Rise
On average, a pedestrian is killed in a collision every one and a half hours. In 2016, 16 percent of all traffic fatalities involved pedestrians. Last year, motor vehicle crashes killed 6,227 pedestrians. While fatalities have been reduced for other road users, pedestrian fatalities have risen 35 percent over the past decade. It's a disturbing...
Read MoreDUI Crash Victims: Pursuing Compensation and Punitive Damages Against a Drunk Driver
It does not matter what you call it: driving under the influence, driving while intoxicated, operating under the influence, or drunk driving. When someone drinks and drives, they are not only a danger to themselves but to everyone around them. DUI accidents tend to be much more serious than other types of accidents due to...
Read MoreGet to Know Attorney Sarah R. Jett
Sarah R. Jett joined Gary Martin Hays & Associates in November 2013. She's a member and former president of the Forsyth County Bar Association, as well as a member of the 2018 Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy of the State Bar of Georgia. Recently, Sarah was selected as one of The National Trial Lawyers' Top...
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