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A woman was struck and killed by a piece of metal protruding from a truck in Clayton County.

Trucking accidents are the most deadly of all motor vehicle accidents.

It is probably no surprise to a lot of drivers that a tractor-trailer truck has many blind spots that impair a truck driver’s ability to see a car when the car is in that “blind spot”.

Punitive damages are awarded in legal cases as a way of punishing the wrongdoer(s) and to try to deter them from engaging in extremely egregious conduct.

Ambulance drivers have a huge responsibility to get people they are transporting to the hospital as fast as possible so that they can receive the medical care that they need.

It has long been known that pesticides cause harm to humans when ingested through eating fruits and vegetables, and also when inhaled by people who live close to spraying operations.

There are about 6 million auto accidents that occur every year, which involve only one car.

Police officers in one town in Georgia are being proactive about keeping their roadways safer and reducing the number of auto accidents in their community, and they aren’t just giving out traffic tickets.

Barroom brawls are romanticized in movies as good old boys blowing off steam, but the reality frequently is far more tragic.

Many workers end up with what are called repetitive use injuries when required to do jobs such as typing, data processing, continued use of a computer mouse, or repetitive work in a factory like a poultry plant.

Sexual abuse is defined as any sexual activity that occurs without a person’s consent.

Drivers who talk on their cell phones while navigating our nation’s roadways are four times more likely to be involved in a traffic accident than drivers who are not distracted according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Railroad crossings located on rural roads often have no gates, warning lights or bells to warn of approaching trains.

Summer is here and it is that time again to be visiting amusement parks with the kids for some thrills and riding all the rides.

Tractor-trailer trucks make up just 3 percent of the vehicles on the road, but they are involved in 21 percent of fatal accidents.

A schoolteacher who was commuting to work on her bicycle in Cobb County was recently hit by a car last week and was left in the path of oncoming traffic when the driver who hit her drove off.

Many people are severely injured or permanently disabled after falling down a stairway that was not designed, maintained, or constructed properly or has other hazardous conditions.

Electrocution accidents will frequently cause serious injury and are often deadly.

Even though drivers of commercial trucks have been required to submit to drug and alcohol testing for the past 15 years, there have been some loopholes in the system that have allowed many of these drug and alcohol users to slip through the cracks and continue to drive.

Trucking companies have a lot of responsibility when it comes to hiring and screening their tractor-trailer truck drivers.