A 48-year-old woman has been charged with a number of offenses after swerving into the emergency lane of the highway and fatally striking two teens on Thursday, according to My Fox Atlanta. Earlier this week Antonious Biship, 16, Octavious Sorrels, 17, and another friend were walking on the side of Highway 138 on a trip to buy tea when a car reportedly veered into the emergency lane and hit the teens, dragging them an estimated five hundred feet. Biship...
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In a highly debated move, the Atlanta Police Department is entering into agreements with private companies to use their surveillance cameras as a crime fighting tool. According to 11Alive, as a result of the city of Atlanta and the police department signing a MOU (memo of understanding) on the topic, law enforcement has been able to amass a considerable network of surveillance cameras around the city. These cameras have been used to identify crimes while they are being committed, catch...
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While riding his motorcycle, an Atlanta resident was fatally struck by a suspected drunk driver, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The accident occurred when a 23-year-old allegedly turned into the path of the motorcycle with his Pontiac G6 just before midnight on August 6th, 2011.  

Investigators report that the driver had his 16-year-old brother and one other person in the car with him at the time of the accident. According to local news channels, he was arrested and...
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A recent Georgia truck accident was likely the result of mechanical failure, according to reports. Two individuals were injured in the Oconee County crash, which involved a tractor trailer, a concrete truck, and a passenger car. 

The accident took place on U.S. 441, and was allegedly the result of the left front tire coming loose from the tractor trailer, which was heading south on the highway. The truck then lost control, sideswiping a concrete truck headed in the...
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According to the Atlanta Constitutional Journal, a relatively high profile Georgia brain injury case was filed recently. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are four inmates at a prison in northwest Georgia, who are seeking damages from the state resulting from injuries inflicted upon them by guards at the correctional facility.

The prisoners who have filed the suit allege that, on August 12, they began to react in protest when through their dormitory window, they witnessed officers...
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A common misconception about motorcycle accidents with other cars is that they are often the fault of the cyclist. Perhaps this is due to the popular perception of bikers as more reckless than standard automobile drivers. However, it is interesting to note that, in multiple-vehicle accidents involving motorcycles, the fault of the crash usually rests with the driver of a car. What’s more, these accidents carry a 98% chance of injury.

Motorcycles are hard to see in traffic for a number of reasons. They are smaller and also have less reflective surface than a...
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A construction accident in Georgia is currently under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker fell from a ladder while working at a site at the College of Coastal Georgia, reports The Miami Herald.  According to the Glynn County coroner, the autopsy revealed that 32-year-old construction worker John Thomas Orr may have suffered an electric shock prior to the fall.  

Electrical accidents account for the death of nearly 400 construction workers every year.  By law, workers are entitled to a safe working environment, but...
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