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Trucking Wrecks

According to the Georgia Department of Transportation Crash Analysis, Statistics & Information (CASI), the magnitude of motor vehicle crashes in Georgia is almost beyond belief. During the eight years spanning 1996 to 2003, there were 2,493,352 crashes involving 4,733,494 drivers. The total number of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians involved in crashes was an astounding 6,664,713. In 2003 alone, 1610 people were killed in Georgia in auto accidents on our roads and highways. On average, each week 31 people died in Georgia auto accidents. The number of people injured in Georgia auto accidents in 2003 would fill Turner Field, the home of the Atlanta Braves, two times over. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), there was an astounding 233 large trucks or tractor trailers involved in fatal accidents with 2,130 other vehicles. This shows that in every fatality involving a large truck or tractor trailer an average of nearly 10 other vehicles were involved in the collision.

Despite these astounding facts, no two motor vehicle accident cases are exactly alike. They often involve complex issues of commercial carrier ownership and insurance, complex federal and state regulations, and unique issues of injury and loss.

When Malone Law accepts a motor vehicle accident case, we assemble a team of professional accident investigators and experts specific to the case, as well as draw upon the experience of our medical department managed by our own in-house physician and medical team. Our experience in handling these cases and the results we obtain is why other lawyers refer their clients to us, and why our former clients refer their friends and family members when such a tragedy occurs.

Below are some websites with information about highway safety issues, automobile collisions and trucking hazards:

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Insurance Information Institute

Federal Trade Commission

Georgia Department of Transportation

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

American Trucking Association

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

United States Department of Transportation

National Transportation Board

Schwalbach's Automotive/Truck Links

Consumer Product Safety Commission