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Why This Hidden Injury Deserves Serious Attention When most people think about car accident injuries, they picture broken arms, whiplash, or back pain. Few realize that the sternoclavicular (SC) joint — the small joint where your collarbone meets the top of your breastbone — can also be seriously injured in a crash. Because this area…

What Georgia Parents Need to Know About the 100 Deadliest Days Summer in Georgia brings longer days, open roads, and newfound freedom for teen drivers. But beneath the sunshine is a season that safety experts call the “100 Deadliest Days”—the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when fatal crashes involving teen drivers spike across…

While vehicles are safer than ever nowadays, driving is still the most dangerous activity people engage in. A severe car accident can cause blunt force trauma to the chest and heart, leading to problems with blood pressure and heart function that can linger for weeks or months. From physical injuries and the psychological stress of…

The holiday season is a time for celebration, but for too many Georgia families, it’s also a time of tragedy caused by drunk driving accidents. Despite strict campaigns like "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over," drivers who make reckless choices continue to endanger lives on Georgia’s roads. With alcohol contributing to nearly one-third of the…

How car accidents cause concussions and other traumatic brain injuries Car accidents frequently result in serious injuries, with concussions being one of the most common and concerning. Recognizing the prevalence of these injuries, the Brain Injury Association of America has designated September 20 as National Concussion Awareness Day. "The purpose of National Concussion Awareness Day…

Our Atlanta car accident lawyers offer safe driving tips Car accidents happen every day in Atlanta and other major cities across the country. Even worldwide, motor vehicle accidents remain one of the leading causes of death, accounting for more than one million fatalities each year on average, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In…

Uninsured and underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage can put more money in your pocket – but only if you have a policy and use it. Georgia law requires all drivers to have liability insurance that meets the minimum bodily injury limits of $25,000 per person and $50,000 per incident. But what happens if you are in…

Endless construction. A confusing maze of new lanes and merge exchanges. Tractor-trailers plunging off bridges and deadly multi-car pile ups. If you ever thought the I-285 and GA 400 interchange was the most stressful part of the Perimeter, recent crash data backs this sentiment up. According to the Georgia DOT, that section of I-285 is…

Early estimates from the NHTSA are in regarding car accident and fatality rates in the United States and they bring relatively good news. Overall, it is believed that car accident fatalities have decreased slightly nationwide since 2022, even with an increase of average vehicle miles traveled. The number of miles traveled has increased by 67.5…

The significant rise in teen driver car crashes during the summer months has led AAA to coin the term "100 Deadliest Days." This is the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Statistics show that teen car accidents surge during this period because teens are out of school and on the roads more frequently. The…