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Atlanta - The largest city in Georgia, renowned as the major commercial and transportation hub of the southeast United States
Atlanta is the largest city and capital of Georgia, is the seat of Fulton County. It is situated in the northwest part of the state at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Chattahoochee River.
The city's economy is led by the service, communications, retail trade, manufacturing, finance, and insurance industries. The convention business is also important, and Atlanta is home to many major corporations, including Coca-Cola, which was founded there in 1892.
Atlanta is also a major educational center, with many prestigious universities and colleges, including Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Georgia State University.
Major highways around the Atlanta region
Six interstate highways—I-20, I-75, I-85, I-285, I-575, and I-675—help metropolitan Atlanta residents and visitors get where they need to go.
Since their construction in the 1960s and 1970s, Atlanta's interstate highways have helped fuel urban sprawl, first around the northern I-285 perimeter and Interstates 75 and 85 north of the city. In the 1980s and 1990s, growth moved toward the southern part of the perimeter, following I-20 both east and west, as well as I-75 and I-85 south. This sprawl in turn fueled growth in traffic volume that prompted the interstate highway expansion and rebuilding projects that continue to this day.
All types of accidents in Atlanta
If you are looking for information on a specific accident in Atlanta, please check the links below:
- Atlanta commercial trucking accidents
- Atlanta car accidents
- Atlanta bus accidents
- Atlanta aircraft accidents
- Atlanta motorcycle accidents
- Atlanta pedestrian accidents
- Atlanta train accidents
- Atlanta boating accidents
- Atlanta bicycle accidents
After an injury accident, you may need information about hospitals in Atlanta:
- Emory University Hospital;
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital;
- Atlanta Medical Center;
- Northside Hospital Atlanta.
After a fatal accident, loved ones can get help to deal with grief and loss. Go here to learn more about Atlanta grief support groups.
Click the links below to learn more about issues surrounding Atlanta accidents, including:
- Common causes of Atlanta crashes;
- Causes of truck accidents in Atlanta;
- Information on Atlanta pedestrian accident injuries;
- Statistics about drunk driving accidents in Atlanta;
- The medical and legal aspects of dealing with an Atlanta motorcycle accident
- Atlanta motor-vehicle accident statistics
- Information on premises liability legal help in Atlanta
- Statistics on Georgia commercial truck accidents
- Types of brain injuries from Atlanta accidents
- The reasons to hire a good Atlanta fatal injury attorney to handle a wrongful death claim
When someone is seriously injured or killed in an accident, it is important to get help from an experienced personal injury attorney. A good accident lawyer works with injured folks to get financial compensation for accidents and injuries. Learn more about:
- Atlanta car accidents;
- Atlanta pedestrian accidents;
- Atlanta motorcycle accidents;
- Atlanta tractor trailer accidents;
- Atlanta bicycle accidents;
- Atlanta drunk driving accidents;
- Atlanta distracted driving accidents;
- Atlanta wrongful death claims;
- Atlanta spinal cord injuries;
- Atlanta traumatic brain injuries.
Where to find legal assistance after you or a loved one are involved in an Atlanta accident
After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from an Atlanta personal injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, an Atlanta wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what an Atlanta personal injury attorney can do to help.
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Accident reports by county
Banks County, GA -
7
Barrow County, GA -
12
Bartow County, GA -
24
Butts County, GA -
6
Chattooga County, GA -
30
Cherokee County, GA -
38
Clarke County, GA -
22
Clayton County, GA -
42
Cobb County, GA -
243
Coweta County, GA -
17
DeKalb County, GA -
159
Douglas County, GA -
26
Fayette County, GA -
13
Floyd County, GA -
30
Forsyth County, GA -
34
Fulton County, GA -
436
Gwinnett County, GA -
114
Habersham County, GA -
24
Hall County, GA -
59
Henry County, GA -
25
Jackson County, GA -
19
Lamar County, GA -
2
Newton County, GA -
14
Pike County, GA -
5
Polk County, GA -
5
Rabun County, GA -
7
Towns County, GA -
1
Troup County, GA -
19
Union County, GA -
1
Upson County, GA -
15
White County, GA -
12
Most recent accident reports
Firefighters were called at approximately 5:15 to the intersection of Howell Bridge Road and Ball Ground Highway, south of Ball Ground.
Type: Car Accident
Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Interstate 985. The accident occurred just before 2 p.m. on I-985 just past the I-85 split. Gonzalez and Jarquin were taken to Gwinnett Medical Center and pronounced dead.
Date:
Saturday, October 18, 2014Roadway:
Interstate 985
Type: Car Accident
A crash on Georgia 400 claimed the life of a member of Governor Nathan Deal's re-election campaign. Mack Burgess, 25, died in the accident Tuesday afternoon on Ga. 400 northbound at Interstate 285.
Type: Car Accident
A 20-year-old Randolph County man died Saturday when his car exited the road and collided with several trees around 5:20 p.m. Tanner Lee Reynolds, of Newell, crashed outside of Wedowee on Randolph County 92.
Type: Car Accident
One person had died following a collision between an SUV and a box truck on Reed Drive, close to the intersection at Austell Road in Cobb County, Georgia. The accident occured around 10:03 a.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2014.
Date:
Wednesday, October 22, 2014Roadway:
Reed Drive
Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Car Accident One person has been sent to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Athens Highway at Gaines Mill Road. A red Ford Ranger was driving northbound around 3 p.m. Monday in the left lane.
Type: Car Accident
Topics:
DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use1 dead and 2 critically injured in crash on I-75 southbound at University Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia
The driver of an SUV died after losing control of his vehicle, rolling it and being ejected while driving at high speed across several lanes of southbound I-75 at University Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.
Type: Car Accident
A 27-year-old College Park woman was arrested in a fatal hit-and-run crash after her roommate noticed that her SUV was damaged and called police. Adriana Valenzuela faces a charge of leaving the scene of an accident with a death.
Date:
Sunday, November 9, 2014City:
College Park, GA
Type: Bicycle Accident
Topics:
Hit and Run Brandon Pellien, 29, and Steven Barco, 48 killed, Jessica Peterson, 27, Kristopher Peterson, one boy, 9, and one girl, 5, injured in car accident on Buford Highway in Gwinnett County, GA, when Jessica Peterson was driving 91 mph in a 45 mph zone and
Date:
Sunday, September 14, 2014Roadway:
Buford Highway A car crash in south Fulton County injured four people, including James Messer, a Union County police officer. The accident took place Monday morning on South Fulton Parkway at Cascade Palmetto Highway. Multiple vehicles were involved in the wreck
Date:
Monday, October 6, 2014Roadway:
South Fulton Parkway
Type: Car Accident
Two elderly people suffered minor injuries after their plane crashed in a practice field at Starr's High School in Fayetteville. The plane was flying low before eventually clipping trees and crashing onto the field.
Date:
Sunday, October 5, 2014City:
Fayetteville, GA
Type: Aircraft Accident
Joshua Kroswek, 24, of Marietta, was in serious condition following a two-vehicle crash on East Piedmont Road in Cobb County Tuesday night.
Date:
Tuesday, October 21, 2014Roadway:
East Piedmont Road
Type: Car Accident
Two people killed in a fiery crash after an 18-wheeler rear-ended their stopped or slow moving vehicle on Interstate 285 in Atlanta, GA and the car burst into flames.
A man was riding his motorcycle west on Covington Hoghway when an SUV turned in front of him and struck him. The motorcycle rider was ejected from his bike, and died at the scene. His identity has not yet been released.
Date:
Thursday, October 16, 2014Roadway:
Covington Highway
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics:
Ejected from Vehicle
Ricky Kindrick, 49, of Union City, was killed when his car collided with a MARTA bus. His northbound car crashed head-on into the southbound bus on Roosevelt Highway near Global Gateway Connector at 8:30 a.m.
Type: Bus Accident