RECENT ACCIDENTS AT A GLANCE

/RECENT ACCIDENTS AT A GLANCE

Don’t Assume Movement Because Tail Lights Go Off

Fulton County accident report stated that on November 17, 2015 Driver 1 was on Sherwood Rd waiting to turn right onto Piedmont Avenue.  He stated that he thought the vehicle in front of him had proceeded forward after yielding to the traffic when he looked left and began to move forward, but Vehicle 2 had [...]

Don’t Assume Movement Because Tail Lights Go Off 2017-10-01T00:08:26+00:00

Maintain Your Lane

Fulton County accident report stated that on November 17, 2015 an officer responded to an accident call on Roosevelt Hwy/29 about 1/4 mile from Mallory Rd. Driver 1 stated that he was attempting to turn into a driveway when his company truck sideswiped Vehicle 2.  Driver 2 stated that she was driving straight when Vehicle [...]

Maintain Your Lane 2017-10-01T00:07:35+00:00

Vehicles Entering the Roadway Must Yield

Clayton County accident report stated that on November 16, 2015 Driver of Vehicle 2 was traveling EB on King Road when Vehicle 1 pulled out onto the roadway and struck her rear right side of the vehicle. Driver 1 stated that she was pulling out NB in Amberwood Apts driveway onto King Rd  when she said that the approaching car [...]

Vehicles Entering the Roadway Must Yield 2017-10-01T00:05:55+00:00

Yellow Lights Mean Slow Down, Not Speed Up

DeKalb County accident report stated that on November 16, 2015 Vehicle 2 was turning left from Northlake Pkwy on Robinhill Rd on a green arrow which indicated to her that it was her turn to turn left. Vehicle 1 was trying to catch the light before it turned red on Northlake Pkwy, per the witness' statement and struck Vehicle 2 [...]

Yellow Lights Mean Slow Down, Not Speed Up 2017-10-01T00:03:57+00:00

Use Safety Brake for Safe Parking

Clayton County accident report states that on September 16,  2015,  an officer responded to the scene and stated that the owners of Vehicles 2 and 3 both heard a loud crash outside of their homes, and discovered that Vehicle 1 rolled down her driveway, into the driveway and rear-ended Vehicle 2, which shoved Vehicle 2 into the front [...]

Use Safety Brake for Safe Parking 2017-09-30T23:11:09+00:00

Pedestrians Always Have The Right Of Way

Clayton County accident report states that on September 15, 2015 Driver 1 advised that she was backing up from a parking space when she felt someone banging on the trunk of her car and yelling at her to stop.  She stopped her vehicle, as both eye witnesses confirmed, but only after striking Pedestrian 1 & 2.  Driver [...]

Pedestrians Always Have The Right Of Way 2017-09-30T23:10:14+00:00

U-Turns Can Be Tricky

Cobb County/Marietta accident report states that on September 14, 2015  an officer was dispatched to the incident location to investigate an accident and that upon arrival,  as Driver 1 stated,  he was making a U-turn in the middle of So Cobb Drive and his vehicle struck Vehicle 2.  Driver 2 advised that he was driving on So Cobb and observed Vehicle 1 in the [...]

U-Turns Can Be Tricky 2017-10-01T18:09:29+00:00

Too Close for Comfort

Clayton County accident report states that on  September 13, 2015  an officer was dispatched to an accident with injuries at 5905 Hwy 85.  When the officer arrived only Driver 2 had complaints of an injury.  Driver 2 stated that she was traveling EB on Garden Walk Blvd, preparing to turn into the Garden Walk Apts when Vehicle 1 approached her from behind.  [...]

Too Close for Comfort 2017-09-30T23:07:08+00:00

Don’t Attempt to Drive When Exhausted

Cobb County accident reports that on September 10, 2015, Driver 1 said she fell asleep while driving home on SR280/ SB & rolled her vehicle twice, landing upside down in a ditch along the side of the road. Driver 1 stated that she had worked a 12 hr shift after a full 8, and just drifted off. She [...]

Don’t Attempt to Drive When Exhausted 2017-10-01T18:07:55+00:00

Good Driving Requires Patience

Cobb County accident report states that on September 10, 2015, the Driver 2 stated that she was exiting I-285W and had stopped at the red light at South Cobb Drive. She also advised that she had stopped behind several cars and that approx 2 seconds after coming to the stop, the car behind her, Driver1, became impatient and tried to leave [...]

Good Driving Requires Patience 2017-10-01T18:06:08+00:00
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