Clayton County accident report stated that on March 4, 2015 Vehicle 2 came to a stop in the middle of the roadway on Mt Zion Road but was unable to stop in time, and her vehicle struck Vehicle 2 in the rear. Driver 1 said that Driver 2 just abruptly stopped without warning. Driver 2 advised that she merged into the Mt Zion traffic but had to immediately apply the brakes due to several dogs running across the roadway, at which point her vehicle was rear-ended. She stated that she had no choice but to stop or she would have struck one of the dogs. Driver 1 confirmed that dogs were in the roadway, but claimed that they were way off on the side of the roadway when Driver 2 decided to stop Vehicle 2. Driver 1 was cited for following too closely. Note: Dogs have lives, too.
