Georgia Injury Lawyer Blog

The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have seen many tragic automobile accidents and trucking accidents involving serious injury or death but some of the worst are the ones involving burn injury.

On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that an adult and two children died on Interstate 75 when their pickup truck, pulling a U-Haul trailer, struck a construction barrel and caught on fire. The victims were burned beyond recognition according to the article. There were no other details reported; however, as a Georgia injury lawyer, I wonder about the placement of the construction barrels. Were the barrels and baracades safely placed by the construction company or the Georgia Department of Transportation? Many times the cause of an accident is not readily apparent until a good investigation is completed. The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have been representing victims of automobile and truck accident for over 45 years. In fact, we currently have several cases involving serious accidents that have occured on a strech of I-85, between Newnan, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia. which has been under construction for years.

If you have been seriously injured in an automobile accident or trucking accident, call us for a free consultation at (800) 228-9159.

Georgia injury lawyers know that many times automobile accidents and tractor trailer truck accidents result from defects in either the design of a roadway or the existing dangerous condition of a roadway. This is particularly true if the roadway is under construction. Last week in Georgia, it was reported that a woman driving southbound on Interstate I-85 near Newnan, Georgia got a wheel off the edge of the pavement resulting in her losing control of her vehicle, crossing the highway median and hitting a tractor-trailer rig head-on. Sadly, the accident resulted in the woman’s death. Depending on the facts, the Georgia Dept of Transportation can be held liable for highway defects which cause injury of death.

The LA Times recently reported that a jury has ruled that the California Department of Transportation was partially negligent in a crash that killed two teenagers. According to the lawsuit, the agency knew that the rolling mountain road was unsafe prior to the accident. The jury agreed and awarded $6.3 million in damages to the families of those killed and a survivor injured in the accident.

The Georgia Injury Lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have over 40 years of experience pursuing wrongful death lawsuits, some of which have involved highway and road defects. If you have lost a loved one and feel you have a wrongful death claim, call our experienced attorneys at 1-800-228-9159 for a free consultation.