DUI Accidents and Injuries
10 Tips for Safe Travels this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving feasts and days spent with family mark the official start to our holiday season each year. According to the Department of Transportation, Thanksgiving is also the busiest time of the year, with more than 35 million people traveling by car to visit family and friends. Combine distractions of a family road trip and an […]
DUIs
Most every adult has had a drink and then driven a car at least once – especially in cities like Atlanta, where public transit is semi-reliable at best, and cabs are hard to come by. This does not excuse drunk driving. However, many times a sober driver who may have had just one or two […]
Jury Awards North Carolina Couple $1.7 Million in Unborn Son’s Death
A North Carolina jury recently awarded a young couple $1.7 million in a lawsuit against a local restaurant, Eddie’s Place. On October 20, 2010, 25-year-old David Canter Huffman was speeding after leaving the restaurant and crossed over the center line and hit Matt and Meredith Eastridge’s car. Mr. Huffman died in the crash as […]
Another Alcohol-Related Lawsuit Filed
A lawsuit has been filed against bar owner, Yassine Enterprises, by the family of a young woman who was severely injured in a vehicle-pedestrian collision. The family alleged in its lawsuit that the two bars owned by the company over served alcohol to the 22-year-old driver of the vehicle at fault. According to investigators, the […]
Parents of son killed by drunk driver sue Golf Club for $3 million
The parents of Frederick S. “Joe” Kareta III, who was run over and killed while checking the mail at his aunt’s home in New York have sued the driver of the car that struck him and the golf club where they allege the driver had been drinking alcohol. Claiming $3 million in damages, Kareta’s parents, […]
Waitress leaves Gold Club intoxicated and dies; her parents sue
In August, Ashley Hollyfield, a mother of two and former Gold Club employee, was killed while driving home intoxicated after leaving the exotic dancing establishment. On Sept. 30, her parents, Duane and Susan Willis, filed suit against Fannett Entertainment, doing business as Gold Club, in court. Hollyfield’s minor children are also listed as plaintiffs in […]
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