Archive for July, 2009

Truck driver cited for failure to yield in serious accident with ice cream truck in Atlanta

ON: 07/06/2009

On Thursday morning, an 18-wheeler struck an ice cream truck on Camp Creek Parkway which resulted in serious injuries. The driver of the 18-wheeler, Patrick Starpone, has been charged with failure to yield. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. Police say the 18-wheeler was traveling eastbound when it attempted to make a left turn at a green light. However, the light did not have a left-turn arrow. An ice cream truck traveling westbound then collided with the ...

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Atlanta personal injury lawyer wins $1.5 million verdict against Home Depot in Marietta, Georgia

ON: 07/02/2009

In 2005, a Cumming man shopping at a Marietta Home Depot was injured in a forklift accident. On Wednesday, a Cobb County jury awarded the man and his wife $1.5 million for injuries. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The complaint alleged that Larry Reece, 58, was at the Marietta store when a stack of plywood fell from a forklift. The wood fell from more than 20 feet and crashed down onto a barricade. The barricade then ...

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