Category: Car Accidents

Getting into a car accident can feel stressful, especially when it’s not your fault. Knowing what to do in a car accident is key to protecting your rights. To give you a quick summary, you should first check for injuries, call the police, and gather important details before then contacting a lawyer from the Brauns […]

Georgia’s average car accident settlement is between $2,500 for minor injuries, such as whiplash, up to millions for accidents resulting in death. Depending on the circumstances of the case and the severity of the damages, the average often exceeds $100,000 for accidents involving severe injuries, long-term medical care, or lost wages. Note that the payout amount for […]

The violent impact of a car accident can cause serious health complications. Some of these have immediately apparent signs or symptoms, such as lacerations and broken bones. Others, however, have no visible signs. For example, the symptoms of internal bleeding gradually worsen in the hours following car accidents, eventually becoming life-threatening. Car accident victims should […]

It’s a common question for drivers: do more car accidents happen at night? While just 25 percent of all motor vehicle travel occurs at night, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), many crashes happen after the sun goes down. If you’ve been hurt in a car crash, contact our Georgia car accident lawyers to […]

Exchanging information at the scene of a motor vehicle wreck is very important in Georgia. Although you may experience fear and anxiety in the immediate aftermath of a crash, it’s important to stay calm. Get to a safe spot away from traffic and exchange information with the other drivers. What information do you exchange in […]

Car accidents can be traumatic experiences. While medical treatment can help you recover to the fullest possible extent, you may still experience significant physical pain even after undergoing treatment. In addition, you may suffer from lingering psychological and emotional effects caused by the trauma of the collision. With the help of an experienced Georgia car […]

For decades, films showing the grisly aftermath of car accidents were a key part of driver’s ed courses. They aim to shock impressionable young viewers into understanding the serious consequences of careless, inattentive, or reckless driving. But in concentrating on these gruesome images, the films often overlook that car accidents can also cause severe, debilitating […]

Airbags should save lives, reducing the force of an impact in a car wreck, but what happens if the airbags are defective? Perhaps the airbags in your vehicle failed to deploy in a wreck, worsening your injuries. Or maybe the airbag inflated when it shouldn’t have, and you were injured as a result.  You are […]

Tragically, two people were killed in a head-on crash on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard near Suwanee Creek Pump Station on the afternoon of Friday, April 21, 2023, according to Gwinnett County Police. Dash cam footage captured the moments leading up to the fatal accident. A driver in a white, extended-cab pickup truck traveling in the wrong […]

Sadly, hundreds of lives are taken each year due to car accidents on Georgia roads. According to the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, there were 1,664 traffic fatalities statewide in 2020 alone. Yet another life was lost in late February when a Lanier High School student died in a tragic car accident in Gwinnett County. According […]