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Hit and Run

How to Beat Hit-and-Run Charges

June 6, 2024 No Comments

The prosecution rate for hit-and-run offenders is very low. Only about 10 percent of these cases make it to court. However, that statistic is not

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The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer

May 29, 2024 No Comments

May means flowers for mom, the start of summer vacation (at least in some places), and the start of the 100 deadliest days of the

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What You Should Know About Hit-and-Runs in Cobb County

January 8, 2024 No Comments

Generally, people run from accident scenes because they believe the consequences of staying outweigh the risk of getting caught. This decision is usually not a

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Hit and Run Driver Kills Macon Teenager

October 19, 2023 No Comments

Law enforcement investigators have few leads after a hit and run driver struck a pedestrian walking on East Ocmulgee Blvd. in Bibb County. The wreck

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Hit-and-Runs in Criminal and Civil Court: What’s the Difference?

March 8, 2023 No Comments

These incidents have become increasingly common over the past few years, especially among pedestrian accidents. Today, about 25 percent of pedestrian accidents are hit-and-runs. Frequently,

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Santa Claus and Holiday Hit-and-Runs

December 14, 2022 No Comments

Back in the 1970s, the novelty Christmas song Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer was a big hit. They even made a cartoon movie

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The Two Sides of a Hit-and-Run Accident

July 28, 2021 No Comments

Fear of financial responsibility is the leading cause of hit-and-run accidents in Georgia. The Peachtree state has one of the highest percentages of uninsured drivers

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Random Shooting and Fatal Hit-and-Run Rock Atlanta Neighborhood

March 5, 2020 No Comments

Shots rang out moments after a Jeep Wrangler struck and killed a teenager who was standing on the sidewalk. Officers responding to a call of

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Marietta Hit-and-Run Accidents: What You Should Know

November 13, 2019 No Comments

Over the years, researchers have proposed various explanation for why a driver flees the scene of a collision. For example, the Rational Decision Theory posits

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Hit and Run Accident Criminal Cases in Cobb County

April 17, 2019 No Comments

In 2016, Georgia had the fourth-highest number of hit-and-run accidents in the country. Some of these drivers did not know that they hit someone or

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