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Big changes are in store for Georgia drivers who unlawfully pass school buses. A new law, Addy's law, was passed earlier this year in an effort to enhance the safety of school children loading and unloading buses. At the Law Office of Richard S. Lawson, we are dedicated to knowing all the intrica...
Decatur, Ga. – A person was killed in a traffic accident earlier today. The wreck caused some serious delays and actually shut down I-20 E in DeKalb County. The incident occurred near the Candler Road exit. One of the vehicles caught completely on fire and firefighters worked hard to calm the ...
Suwanee, Ga. – Police have charged a driver with six counts of first-degree vehicular homicide after holding her responsible for overturning a passenger van on I-85. According to officers, the woman was driving the van recklessly and at high speeds when she attempted to switch lanes. This caus...
Atlanta, Ga. – A driver was killed after his vehicle was hit by another vehicle who was allegedly fleeing a traffic stop earlier today. According to reports, the person fleeing the traffic stop reached high speeds in an attempt to get away from police. Georgia State Patrol Troopers were in pur...
Cumming, Ga. – Three men have been arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase through Cumming. The pursuit involved the three men and several Forsyth County deputies. A 911 call is what led to the pursuit. The chase ended on Buford Dam Road. The driver is facing several charges inclu...
Alpharetta, Ga. – A horrifying crash involving a wrong way driver was reported off of Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta this past week. Officer reported that two major injuries were reported as well as a fatality. The causes of the accident are unclear. However, as a Alpharetta DUI Lawyer, I w...
Roswell, Ga. – According to officers, a female driver has been arrested this past week for driving under the influence after calling 911 to report her vehicle sinking into the Chattahoochee River. She allegedly was “heavily intoxicated” when she crashed her car into a pond at the Johns Creek W...
Canton, Ga. – According to reports out of Canton, an Atlanta Police Department Officer was arrested for DUI in Canton this past week. Not many details have been released regarding his arrest. I am using this news story as an opportunity to focus on the law behind driving under the influence in...
Forest Park, Ga. – Clayton County officers have reported a serious accident in Forest Park. Two people are in life-threatening condition after a serious crash with a tractor-trailer on Old Dixie Road. Not many details have been released by officers and investigators. However, as a Forest Park ...
Athens, Ga. – According to reports, a woman has been arrested in a hit and run case that resulted in the death of a UGA student in Athens that occurred a week ago. The student was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Athens Perimeter and Chase Street. The woman that has been connected to...
Decatur, Ga. – A pedestrian was struck by two vehicles and killed this morning. He was allegedly attempting to cross the street on Flat Shoals Parkway near Columbia Drive. The man reportedly died at the scene. Officers are still investigating the incident. As of right now, neither driver has b...
Peachtree City, Ga. – The Peachtree City Police Department is still investigating a crash that resulted in two fatalities this past Saturday night. Officers believe that the teenager driving a car with another teenage passenger swerved into oncoming traffic. Both teenagers died in the crash. T...
Marietta, Ga. – Police in Marietta have reported that three people were seriously injured in a four-vehicle collision that happened on Interstate 75 on Monday evening. The wreck shut down the interstate for over two hours causing severe delays. The chain-reaction collision began when a sprinte...
Atlanta, Ga. – A street racing bust resulted in over 100 arrests just south of the City of Atlanta this past weekend. According to reports, officers were called to the parking lot of a Sam's Club location off of Jonesboro Road. There were reports of drivers laying drag in the lot. Officers end...
Atlanta, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Public Safety's Public Information Office reported a serious and fatal accident occurred earlier this month. A tractor trailer was stopped for traffic in the left lane on I-285 N. There was a truck following behind the tractor trailer and was allegedly f...
Duluth, Ga. – The NBA All-Star Weekend brought a lot of guests and visitors to the Metro Atlanta area. It also resulted in a lot of criminal offenses and arrests. One of the more serious crimes reported was the shooting of a rapper known as Chucky Trill. He was driving on Interstate 85 in Dulu...
Sandy Springs, Ga. – Two serious accidents were reported this past week in rapid succession in Sandy Springs. According to officers, a man was struck and killed by another driver passing by the first accident. Police reported that the man got out of his vehicle and was walking in the same lane...
Norcross, Ga. – The Gwinnett County Police Department has reported a driver has been arrested after being accused of crashing into a local apartment building, severing a gas line, and starting a fire that displaced dozens of people from their apartments this past week. The crash happened this ...
Atlanta, Ga. – A man was killed early yesterday morning after being run over outside of a grocery store in Buckhead. Officers that reported to the scene stated that the man is believed to be homeless. He was allegedly wrapped in a blanket while lying in the roadway. No charges have been filed ...
Atlanta, Ga. – As an Atlanta DUI Lawyer, I regularly check the news for any national headlines regarding DUI. DUI laws are different all over the country, and I've stated many times that DUI in Atlanta is one of the harshest DUI laws in the US. Recently, Tiger Woods made headlines as he was in...
Austell, Ga. - According to reports out of Austell, a driver has been accused of speeding and causing a rollover crash that resulted in three fatalities. After six months of investigation, Cobb County police have arrested the driver. He is facing charges of reckless driving, vehicular homicide...
Douglasville, Ga. – A fatal crash in Douglasville is still under investigation. Investigators with Douglas County have reported that the vehicle involved left the roadway on Dallas Nebo Road. It is believed that the car left the road and crossed the centerline into the path of another vehicle. ...
Buford, Ga. – According to reports out of Gwinnett County, a driver has been accused of causing a fatal crash on Ga. 316. Last week, he was allegedly driving on the highway going eastbound near Sugarloaf Parkway. He struck a post which caused the car to roll. The accident caused the deaths of ...
Sandy Springs, Ga. – According to reports out of Sandy Springs, officers noticed a 2012 Porsche Cayenne that had been reported stolen driving near Brandon Mill Road. Officers made an attempt to pull the vehicle over, but the driver drove away. This led to a highspeed police chase that resulted ...
Jonesboro, Ga. – An unidentified woman has been struck and killed off of Ga. 138 Friday morning. According to police, the driver who hit her with their vehicle was not at the scene when police arrived to investigate. There were two other pedestrian fatalities this past week in Clayton County. Po...
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