Distracted driving lawyer Kathy McArthur and the Georgia personal injury attorneys at McArthur Law Firm understand that every driver on the road has a duty to drive safely and prudently. When people are texting while driving, they run the risk of needlessly injuring or killing innocent motorists and pedestrians. Texting while driving is currently against the law in Georgia. Unfortunately, distracted driving continues to be a common practice on our roadways.
Atlanta Distracted Driving Accident Law Office: 404-565-1621
Macon Distracted Driving Accident Law Office: 478-238-6600
Texting While Driving Can Have Fatal Consequences
When choosing a lawyer, investigate which attorney has experience and a proven track record of gaining maximum compensation in accident claims. In 2013, McArthur Law Firm recovered $15 million for the family of a young man who was needlessly killed in a Georgia car wreck. The verdict was not only the No. 1 Georgia car crash verdict that year but also ranked among the top five verdicts for all types of cases in Georgia in 2013.
What Are Georgia Distracted Driving Laws? Texting While Driving And Other Driving Distractions Are Major Threats.
Distracted driving and texting while driving – or any activity that could divert the driver’s attention away from the road – are major safety threats in Georgia and throughout the country. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each day in the U.S., distracted driving kills more than nine people and injures nearly 1,200 people.
Cellphones and smartphones have quickly become the most common distraction associated with car accidents. Instead of watching the road, drivers are making calls and sending text messages. According to texting while driving accident statistics released by Distraction.gov, the average time a driver’s eyes are off the road while texting is five seconds. Considering that statistic, if a driver writes or reads a text when driving a car at 55 mph, his or her eyes would be off the road for enough time to drive the length of a football field.
Georgia’s hands-free law bans texting and driving for drivers of all ages. Unfortunately, this has not deterred many from texting. An at-fault driver may try to deny that he/she was using a cell phone at the time of the car crash. However, a texting while driving accident attorney can subpoena and gather cellphone records. This will then show when the driver sent and received calls and texts and was therefore engaged in distracted driving.
Does The Prosecutor Represent Victims Of Distracted Driving Accidents?
If you were a victim of a texting while driving accident, then the driver who caused the crash may have gotten a traffic ticket or citation by the police. This means there is a criminal charge pending, which may result in fines or jail time for the responsible driver.
Car wreck victims must understand that the state’s prosecuting attorney does not represent them for personal injury claims. Additionally, the prosecuting attorney cannot secure money damages from the victims’ losses. Only a car wreck attorney can do this. Victims do not have to wait for criminal charges to conclude before contacting a personal injury lawyer. Even if the distracted driver did not face charges or a traffic citation, victims can still recoup personal injury damages.
Contact Our Distracted Driving Lawyer For A Free Consultation In Statewide And Nationwide Accident Claims
To schedule a free initial consultation with a Macon distracted driving lawyer to discuss your situation, call us today at one of the numbers below. We handle not only local Macon and Atlanta distracted driving accident claims, but also statewide distracted driving accident claims.
Our distracted driving lawyers can assist those hurt in Albany, Savannah, and Columbus in addition to Atlanta, Augusta, and all the Georgia cities in between. You can also reach us through our online contact form 24/7.
- Atlanta Car Accident Law Office: 404-565-1621
- Macon Car Accident Law Office: 478-238-6600
More Distracted Driving Car Accident Resources
If you’d like to learn more about how McArthur Law Firm handles Georgia car accident cases, read our informative articles on the subject below. We explain all the different types of car wreck cases we represent.
