Atlanta, Ga. – According to reports last week, a serious crash shut down lanes on Interstate 285 Northbound at Washington Rd. The wreck occurred on the Southside Perimeter and shut down lanes for a few hours. No details have been released yet, but it appeared to involve a Corvette, and injurie...

Atlanta, Ga. – Fulton County police are still on the search for two suspects who have been accused of several different traffic violations. According to reports, an interstate police chase started in Downtown Atlanta and ended in Sandy Springs. Georgia State Patrol Troopers stated that they wi...

Atlanta, Ga. – A very interesting story made local headlines today within the City of Atlanta. According to reports, a driver got into an accident early this afternoon on the Downtown Connector. Officers arrived on the scene to investigate the wreck and learned that the driver had an active arr...

Atlanta, Ga. – According to reports from the Atlanta City Council, there has been a lot of talk of temporarily re-purposing lanes within the city for pedestrian and cyclist use. The latest report mentioned that the City Council members unanimously approved of the next step in this plan, which ...

Atlanta, Ga. – Two male drivers were arrested this past week after being accused of laying drags in the parking lot of Ikea in Midtown Atlanta. Officers were sent to the scene where a crowd of people admitted to filming the two drivers for a music video. As an Atlanta DUI Lawyer, I've written ...

Atlanta, Ga. – A Mississippi driver is facing over a dozen charges after police allege that he was driving under the influence on interstate 75 from Fulton into Cobb County. He has been accused of causing a three-car crash. No one in the other vehicles were seriously injured from the collision...

Atlanta, Ga. - The City of Atlanta has had a lot of talk and news regarding street racing. So much so that it is a topic with the Mayor and the City Council Members. I covered some of the alternatives brought to the table by leaders in yesterday's post. However, according to reports, multiple ...

Atlanta, Ga. – According to reports out of the City of Atlanta, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is looking at new alternatives to solve the drag racing problems that the city has been facing recently. Reporters have described scenes on Atlanta streets looking like movie scenes from The Fast and Fur...

As an Atlanta DUI Lawyer, I often explain the penalties and consequences that happen from a charge for DUI in Atlanta. The state of Georgia has some of the most serious and strict DUI laws in the country. There is also no way to get a DUI conviction off of someone's record. The other hard part...

Atlanta, Ga. – A parked police car was hit by a vehicle driven by a man who has been accused of operating the car under the influence of drugs. The officer was not in the car at the time. However, when officers did arrive at the scene of the collision, the suspect appeared to be “barely alert ...

According to reports out of North Georgia, a local Atlanta man was arrested after fleeing a traffic stop. The man has been accused of multiple counts of fleeing or attempting to elude police, speeding, failure to obey traffic devices, and reckless driving. He has also been accused of driving o...

Atlanta, Ga. - Officers with the Atlanta Police Department are searching for the driver of the car that crashed into the front of a townhouse early this morning. According to investigators, there were five children in the home at the time of the collision. A resident claims to have witnessed t...

Atlanta, Ga. - Investigators with the Atlanta Police Department are investigating a single-car collision that resulted in the death of a driver earlier this evening in S.E. Atlanta. The incident occurred just off of Southside Industrial Parkway. When police officers arrived, they discovered a ...

Atlanta, Ga. - According to reports out of North Atlanta, a handful of suspects are wanted by authorities in what ended up being a fatal hit and run collision.  The incident reportedly started with a collision on Georgia 400 North. A couple of people stopped to help the driver of that vehicle al...

Atlanta, Ga. - According to the Atlanta Police Department, a driver is facing over 20 different charges after being accused of leading a police chase through the downtown area. The charges include hit and run as well as fleeing the police in Atlanta. These are the traffic violations that the dri...

Several police agencies in Atlanta routinely make DUI arrests.  The City of Atlanta has its own police department and has several officers with specialized DUI training patrolling popular bars and events in the city for signs of drunk drivers.  In addition, the Georgia State Patrol has a squad ...

Atlanta, Ga. - The City of Atlanta has had reports of different stunt driving events over the past few weeks. Reports from the Mall West End, the I-285 tunnel, the Varsity location on Spring Street, and the North DeKalb Mall of street racing and burnouts resulted in various arrests and citations....

Atlanta, Ga. - According to news stories, the subject of a police chase involving a Georgia State Trooper managed to escape arrest. The chase began on I-20 Westbound late this afternoon. The Georgia State Trooper spotted a green Jaguar speeding at 90 miles per hour in the HOV lane near Candler...

As the holiday weekend approaches, police officers will likely be out in full force. One method of detecting and apprehending drivers who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol is to implement a roadblock. A roadblock is a method of temporarily detaining drivers to determine whether they are...

In May, Governor Brian Kemp passed the "Hemp Farming Act," a new law that allows a handful of farmers to grow hemp crops. "Hemp," commonly used to make CBD oil, is considered to be any part of the cannabis Sativa L. Plant and its derivatives with a maximum THC concentration of 0.3%. As a Georgia ...

Earlier this week, the Dunwoody Police Department sent minors into 13 stores and gas stations across the city in an effort to reduce underage drinking and the dangers associated with it. Dunwoody Police frequently use these types of "alcohol sales compliance" checks as tools in their efforts. The...

Those familiar with Atlanta know that "Bird" and "Lime" are both words that now have double meanings – aside from their traditional definitions, both Bird and Lime are now synonymous with electric scooters. Though there is no data on just how many scooters are on the streets of Atlanta, the numbe...

Lake Lanier is often a popular destination during the summer for many Georgians. Though there is no open container law on the water, boaters will face jail time if they are caught being under the influence while operating a watercraft. Over Memorial Day Weekend, 29 people received citations for b...

Last week, a woman accused of driving under the influence, reckless driving, improper lane change, and vehicular homicide was granted bond. Amanda Parker allegedly caused a multi-car wreck on I-85 that lead to the death of Najee Clarke, a 24-year-old driver who had pulled onto the side of the hig...

Currently, in the United States, more people favor the legalization of marijuana than in years past. NBC reports that a 2016 Pew study showed that "57 percent of U.S. adults say marijuana should be made legal, compared to just 32 percent a decade ago." Prior to the November 2016 election, marijua...