If you get involved in a car accident and are diagnosed with an injury at the hospital, it’s easy to assume that you have a personal injury case. You want to sue the other driver. You very well may have a case, but you need to understand the role of causation. It is...
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Don’t neglect a knee injury after a crash
If your most serious injury in a car crash was to your knee, you might consider yourself lucky. Indeed, you could have suffered a worse fate. However, knee injuries in crashes can have severe, long-term consequences. That’s particularly true if they’re not diagnosed...
What is a “dashboard injury?”
If you were involved in a car crash, one or both knees may have struck the dashboard. That can cause a painful injury to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Because car crashes are a common cause of PCL injuries, it’s even known as a “dashboard injury.” The force...
Avoiding injuries is easier when you study the data
Living in Valdosta, you want to know that your community is safe. You want to make sure that accidents and injuries are minimized or prevented. That’s why collecting data about traffic collisions, injuries and deaths is so important. The 2020 annual crash report for...
Motorcycle hazards to look for this summer
Georgia is a pretty motorcycle-friendly state to live in year-round. On almost any given day, you can take your bike out for a ride along the rolling hills of the countryside. But in the coming weeks, as the summer travel season ramps up, bikers need to be aware of...
The difference between accidental death and wrongful death
People die in accidents all the time. They fall off of ladders, get into car crashes or get hurt when a product like a power tool suddenly malfunctions. Many times, these deaths are tragic but accidental. No one individual or business has direct responsibility for the...
Head injuries in car wrecks can vary greatly
Individuals who are involved in a car crash can suffer from several types of injuries. One of these is a head injury. It might shock people to know that not all brain injuries that are suffered in a car wreck are due to the head hitting something. Instead, the violent...
The truth about how to deal with an aggressive dog
Many people assume that they need to move away quickly when confronted with an aggressive dog. This is founded on the idea that dogs often protect their own territory, so turning and hurrying away seems like a good way to diffuse the situation. In reality, though,...
Teen from Valdosta saves student from burning vehicle
Car crashes can be devastating. In worst-case scenarios, a vehicle can catch on fire -- creating devastating injuries or claiming lives. Fortunately, emergency teams -- and helpful Good Samaritans -- often save people who are in dangerous positions. Take, for...
Cellphones aren’t the only cause of distracted driving
Distracted drivers can cause crashes that injure or kill innocent people -- and these kinds of wrecks are almost always preventable. Many people associate distracted driving with cellphone usage. While that’s a major source of problems in modern times, there are many...