In Gwinnett 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.
After a Gwinnett 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.
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
Lilburn Police have identified the man killed in a motorcycle crash late Thursday night.
Police say 34 year old Troy Hermandson died at the scene at Hood Road near Remington Court in Lilburn just before midnight.
A 50-year-old woman has been charged in a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run accident that happened in unincorporated Norcross on Sunday.
Authorities say Ruth Escobar struck 85-year-old pedestrian Kanaiyalal P. Patel near Kings Ridge Drive and Singleton Road around 6 p.m.
More than eight hours after a woman drove her car into a swollen creek, crews were able to recover the car she was driving. At about 6 p.m. Monday, first responders pulled the woman's body, identified as Fawzia Jamshidi, 57, from the creek and transported her to the medical examiner's office.
One person is dead and two others were taken to a hospital after a big rig flipped on its side on northbound I-85 in Gwinnett County near Steve Reynolds Boulevard in unincorporated Duluth.
Georgia State Patrol is investigating a two vehicle accident in Norcross.
According to Norcross Police, one person was injured when the vehicles collided at the intersection of Beaver Ruin and Pinnacle Way.
Authorities are on the scene of a fatal accident in unincorporated Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County Police say the accident happened around 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning near Club Drive. Authorities say a passenger car and a van collided resulting in one fatality.
Lawrenceville police shut down all lanes of Georgia Highway 120 at Medical Center Boulevard after a pedestrian was struck and killed.
The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. Thursday. Investigators stated that it was not a hit and run.
