Atlanta, GA
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Tue, 10/21/2014Joshua Kroswek, 24, of Marietta, was in serious condition following a two-vehicle crash on East Piedmont Road in Cobb County Tuesday night.
Complete Cobb County, GA accident reports and news.
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Atlanta, GAAccidents in Cobb County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Cobb County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Cobb County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
An injury attorney handles all the details so that you don't have to.
After a Cobb County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
What to do after a serious injury accident in Cobb County
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in Cobb County, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a Cobb County personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
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Atlanta, GA
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Sat, 10/04/2014One person was confirmed dead, and one injured in a car crash on I-75 in Marietta, Georgia. The crash occured the morning of October 6, 2014. The victims were travelling southbound when their Jeep went off the road and flipped.
Atlanta, GA
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Sun, 08/31/2014Meas was transported to an area hospital in extreme critical condition and later died. There were two others in the car with Meas, passenger Enrique Zavaleta, 27, and a 4-year-old child, who was properly restrained inside the vehicle. Both victims were also transported to hospital.
Atlanta, GA
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Sat, 05/24/2014One person was killed and two others injured when all three were struck by a vehicle that then left the scene, Cobb County police said today. Police later located the alleged hit-and-run driver, along with a second driver accused in the deadly crash.
Atlanta, GA
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Sat, 04/19/2014Police in Cobb County were investigating the death of a woman after a crash in a church parking lot.
68-year-old Katie O. Palmer died in Sunday morning wreck at Milford Baptist Church in Marietta.
Atlanta, GA
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Tue, 04/15/2014A pedestrian has died after an early morning pedestrian accident in Cobb County.
Kennessaw Police say the person was struck at Mack Dobbs Road around 6 a.m.
Atlanta, GA
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Sat, 04/05/2014Police in suburban Atlanta have identified a man who died after being ejected from his vehicle during a rollover crash.
Atlanta, GA
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Fri, 02/21/2014Police in Atlanta's northwest suburbs are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian and resulted in charges of drunken driving and vehicular homicide.
Atlanta, GA
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Sat, 02/15/2014Smyrna police say an 8-month-old baby was killed and two other children were injured when a man accused of drunk driving crashed into a taxi head on. Authorities say Darren Curry has been charged with driving under the influence and vehicular homicide in the Sunday morning crash on Windy Hill Road.
Atlanta, GA
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Sat, 02/15/2014A tire blowout caused a violent crash near the Almaville Road exit on I-24 in Smyrna early Sunday morning.
State troopers say the driver lost control of the vehicle when it happened and veered into a guardrail.
Two adults and two children were taken to Vanderbilt.
Atlanta, GA
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Fri, 01/10/2014A woman and her unborn child died Saturday after she was involved in a traffic accident in Acworth.
According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's office, 26-year-old Tiffany Robbins turned her Honda Accord into the path of a truck.