Monthly Archives: July 2015

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Take Pictures 1st, If Possible, When an Accident Occurs

Cobb County/Sandy Springs accident report stated that on July 22. 2015 an officer responded to an incident call at the parking lot of 860 Johnson Ferry Rd.  According to the eye witnesses Vehicle 1 entered on the property and proceeded to enter a marked parking space and struck Vehicle 2 which was parked, but not occupied.  Vehicle 1 continued forward, backed up, [...]

Take Pictures 1st, If Possible, When an Accident Occurs 2017-09-30T23:36:30+00:00

Passing Vehicles, One Vehicle at a Time, Not Two

Fulton County accident report stated that on July 21, 2015 traffic was at a standstill in the center lane when Vehicle 1 attempted to pass them in the lane to their left and Vehicle 1 came into their lane, hitting the driver's side of Vehicle 2 and the driver's front corner of Vehicle 2.  Driver 1 [...]

Passing Vehicles, One Vehicle at a Time, Not Two 2017-09-30T23:35:19+00:00

Keep At Least a One Car Distance Behind Vehicle in Front

Fulton County accident report stated that on July 21, 2015 an officer was called to a 3 vehicle accident site at intersection of Peachtree Dunwoody Rd and Churchill Rd.  Driver 2 advised that he was behind Driver 3 and Driver 1 approached Vehicle 2 from the rear.  Driver 1 said that she was  distracted by her phone ringing when [...]

Keep At Least a One Car Distance Behind Vehicle in Front 2017-09-30T23:34:02+00:00

Driving is Not Allowed in the Center Lane

Cobb County/Marietta accident report stated that on July 20, 2015 Driver 1 was attempted to make a left turn onto Roswell Road.  He advised that both drivers in lanes 1 &2 of Roswell Rd stopped and motioned him forward.  When Vehicle 1 proceeded through lanes 1 & 2 on Roswell Rd South, he failed to see Vehicle 2 traveling in [...]

Driving is Not Allowed in the Center Lane 2017-09-30T23:32:40+00:00

Parking Lots are Tight, Maintain Proper Distance

Fulton County accident report stated that on July 20, 2015 Driver 1  was traveling EB on Virginia Ave when she was hit while making a left turn a parking lot.  Driver 2 stated that she was also traveling EB on Virginia Ave and that Vehicle 1 just suddenly came to a screeching stop and put on the turn signal after the [...]

Parking Lots are Tight, Maintain Proper Distance 2017-09-30T23:28:13+00:00

Stay Alert While Driving

Fulton County accident report states that on July 29,  2015 Driver 1 advised that she was driving south on Roswell Road toward I-285 and blacked out.  She further explained that she could not remember anything beyond waking up on the side of the road. The car had struck a tree. Both driver and passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle by the Fulton County Fire Dept.  [...]

Stay Alert While Driving 2017-10-01T01:02:55+00:00

Yield for Left Hand Turns

Fulton County/Sandy Springs accident report states that on July 19, 2015 Driver 1  stated that she was attempting to exit the Plaza at Roswell & Hammond Dr.  She said that she was about to make a left turn to go north, when she saw another vehicle pulling into the plaza.  She stated that she thought she had [...]

Yield for Left Hand Turns 2017-09-30T23:22:38+00:00

Backing Up Is Trickier Than Driving Forward

Fulton County/Sandy Springs accident report stated that on July 19, 2015 an officer was dispatched to Mount Vernon Hwy & Abernathy Rd to investigate a traffic accident when Driver 1 advised that he had stopped  his car for the traffic light.  He then backed his car to move over into the next lane.  In the process of backing up, he backed into the front end of Vehicle [...]

Backing Up Is Trickier Than Driving Forward 2017-09-30T23:13:04+00:00

Cobb County’s Water Main Replacement Is Expected to Cause More Traffic Congestion

Marietta has a new project in East Cobb that is expected to begin this fall and is also expected to cause a myriad of traffic delays for the area for the next two years.  The project,  an almost  $42 million, 54" water main replacement,  will span for miles and will replace segments of a 50-year-old [...]

Cobb County’s Water Main Replacement Is Expected to Cause More Traffic Congestion 2017-10-02T12:24:02+00:00

DON’T CRUISE TOO CLOSE

Clayton County accident report stated that on July 2, 2015 Driver 1 was driving Vehicle 1, S on Tara Blvd.  He stated to the Officer that had been driving a 'little too close' to Vehicle 2, a Honda Accord, which was driven by Driver 2.  Driver 2 began to turn into a driveway, when Driver 1 rear-ended Vehicle 2. This accident happened [...]

DON’T CRUISE TOO CLOSE 2017-09-29T02:24:12+00:00
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