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I called Matt after several people recommended him. He was very kind and did a very good job on my son’s case. We are very thankful for the work he did. Most importantly, he was never hard to reach and answered every question we had while going through the process. Matt is the only attorney I will ever call in the future.
- Emily
My husband is a cyclist that did not fair well against an SUV recently. Matt and his team took phenomenal care of us, allowing us not to stress out (too much) about the little things. Matt and his team handled everything with professionalism. We know we made the right call.
- Jane
So glad I hired this firm after my rearend car accident. Matt embodies the skill set and values I was looking for. He treats every case like a mini war, and was a zealous advocate on my behalf. And he did so in the most competent and skillful manner. He listened, was empathetic and understood my legal and nonlegal problems.
- Jared
My 85-year old mom was in a motor vehicle accident with an uninsured motorist. His love, thoroughness and commitment to her case helped us through this accident and her cancer treatment. She underwent successful lobectomy and chemotherapy and is doing exceptionally well. We are immensely grateful.
- Lindy
It was important to me to get the maximum money I could for my broken neck and arm. After getting jerked around for months by State Farm, I interviewed several firms and chose Mr. Wetherington. I’m glad I did. He forced the insurance company to pay twenty times their last offer to me.
- Veronica
It is an honor to share my experience with Mr. Wetherington. He was able to get answers about what happened in my son’s wreck that other attorney’s were not able to do. I am so thankful for the work that he did and he was very thorough in his explanation of why the vehicle had a “defect.”
- Anonymous
My case did not settle. The person that hit me only had minimal policy limits. Fortunately, I had my own insurance, which should have provided more money. My insurance company, Allstate, treated me like garbage. We had to sue them and go all the way to trial, which we won.
- Jane Doe
Matt Wetherington is the attorney who is suing the booting companies. We need to do everything we can as a community to help him succeed. God bless you, Mr. Wetherington!
- Michael
The best! Great people and always friendly.
- Jamal
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Motorcycle accidents are different from most other crashes. You ride with very little between you and the road, so even a small mistake by another driver can cause life-changing injuries in seconds. A car that changes lanes without looking, follows too closely, or runs a red light can leave you facing months of surgeries, missed work, and pain that touches every part of your day. Our Atlanta motorcycle accident lawyers at Wetherington Law Firm have recovered more than $500 million for injured Georgians, and we know how insurance companies fight these cases from the first phone call.
For many injured riders, the hardest part starts after the crash. Medical bills arrive fast. Insurance adjusters call with questions designed to limit what you recover. And the financial pressure builds long before you finish healing. Motorcycle claims are also fought harder than most other injury cases. Insurers often argue you were partly at fault under Georgia’s modified comparative negligence rule (O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33), because every percentage of blame they pin on you cuts what you can recover. Founding partner Matt Wetherington has spent his career pushing back on those tactics and holding negligent drivers fully accountable.
Time matters more than most riders realize. Under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, you generally have only two years from the date of your motorcycle accident to file a personal injury claim in Georgia. Miss that deadline and you lose the right to recover anything, no matter how serious your injuries are. Evidence fades quickly, too. Skid marks wash away, witnesses move on, and nearby surveillance footage gets overwritten in days. The sooner an Atlanta motorcycle accident attorney is documenting the scene, locking down witness statements, and preserving accident reconstruction evidence, the stronger your claim becomes.
At Wetherington Law Firm, our Georgia motorcycle accident lawyers represent riders hurt by careless drivers. We investigate every claim thoroughly, bring in qualified experts when the facts call for it, and prepare every case for trial from the start. Call (404) 888-4444 or fill out our quick online form for a free consultation. We work on contingency, so you pay nothing unless we win.
What Qualifies as a Motorcycle Accident Claim in Atlanta, Georgia?
A motorcycle accident claim arises when a rider is injured by another party’s negligence, recklessness, or violation of Georgia’s traffic laws. Under Georgia personal injury law, four elements have to be proven: the at-fault party owed you a duty of care, breached it, the breach caused the crash, and the crash caused your injuries. That breach is usually a clear violation of Title 40, such as failure to yield, following too closely, distracted driving under the Hands-Free Georgia Act (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-241), DUI (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391), or reckless driving (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-390), and is established through the Atlanta Police Department or Georgia State Patrol crash report, dashcam or surveillance footage, and witness statements.
The at-fault party is not always just the other driver. Depending on the facts, a valid claim may run against a trucking company under respondeat superior (employer liability for on-duty drivers), a rideshare driver and the Uber or Lyft commercial policy active during a trip, a bar that overserved an impaired driver under Georgia’s Dram Shop Act (O.C.G.A. § 51-1-40), the manufacturer of a defective motorcycle part, or a government entity responsible for a hazardous road, which carries ante litem deadlines as short as six months under O.C.G.A. § 36-33-5. On the recovery side,
Georgia law lets you pursue economic damages (medical bills, lost wages, future earning capacity), non-economic damages (pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life), and punitive damages under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-5.1 in cases involving DUI or other aggravated conduct.
How Much is my Motorcycle Accident Case Worth?
The value depends on the severity of your injuries, your total medical expenses, projected future treatment costs, lost income, lost earning capacity if the injury affects your ability to work long-term, and the non-economic impact on your daily life. There is no standard number. A proper evaluation looks beyond the bills you have already received and accounts for everything the crash has cost and will continue to cost you going forward. An experienced Atlanta motorcycle accident attorney can give you a realistic range once the medical picture and liability evidence are fully developed.
A motorcycle crash caused by someone else’s negligence should not determine the rest of your life financially, medically, or otherwise. But it can, if the legal claim that follows it does not account for the full scope of what happened. Wetherington Law Firm has the experience, the resources, and the commitment to make sure it does.
Call (404) 888-4444 or fill out our quick online form for a free consultation. All our cases are handled on a contingency basis and you do not pay us unless we win.
How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Motorcycle Accident Lawyer?
You do not pay anything up front to hire an Atlanta motorcycle accident lawyer. At Wetherington Law Firm, like most reputable Georgia personal injury practices, motorcycle cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, which means our payment comes out of the settlement or verdict we recover for you. If we do not win, you owe no attorney fees. Every fee arrangement is governed by Georgia Bar Rule 1.5 and laid out in a written agreement you sign before any work begins.
Here is what the structure typically looks like in a Georgia motorcycle accident case:
- Free initial consultation. You can speak with a lawyer about the merits of your case at no cost and with no obligation to retain us afterward.
- Contingency fee on recovery. Standard Georgia personal injury fees are 33⅓% of the recovery if the case settles before suit is filed, and 40% if litigation becomes necessary. The exact percentage and any tiers are spelled out in writing.
- Case expenses advanced by the firm. Filing fees, expert witness retainers, accident reconstruction, deposition transcripts, and medical record retrieval are advanced by the firm and reimbursed from the settlement, not paid out of your pocket while you are still recovering.
- No fee if we lose. If there is no recovery, you owe no attorney fee and, in most cases, no reimbursement of advanced costs.
This model exists so injured riders can access experienced representation regardless of whether they can afford an hourly retainer while out of work and dealing with medical bills.
What Compensation is Available in an Atlanta Motorcycle Accident Case?
Georgia law allows injured motorcyclists to pursue the full economic and personal impact of what happened to them. Compensation falls into three categories.
Economic damages cover every financial loss that can be documented and calculated:
- Emergency treatment, hospitalization, surgery, and diagnostic imaging
- Physical therapy, neurological care, orthopedic rehabilitation, and ongoing specialist visits
- Future medical expenses projected over the victim’s lifetime
- Prescription medications, including projected cost increases
- Assistive devices: wheelchairs, prosthetics, orthotics, and mobility aids
- Lost wages from the date of the crash through resolution
- Lost earning capacity; the income you will not be able to earn because of permanent injury
- Home and vehicle modifications required by the disability
- In-home attendant care or nursing services
Non-economic damages cover what does not appear on a bill but is equally real:
- Physical pain and suffering, past and ongoing
- Emotional distress, anxiety, PTSD, and depression
- Loss of enjoyment of life; the activities, independence, and experiences no longer accessible
- Permanent disfigurement, including scarring from road rash or surgical procedures
- Loss of consortium, compensating a spouse for the impact on the relationship and family life
Punitive damages are available when the defendant’s conduct rises above ordinary negligence into willful misconduct, conscious indifference, or deliberate disregard for others’ safety under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-5.1. Drunk driving crashes are the most common scenario in motorcycle cases where punitive damages apply. Georgia generally caps punitive damages at $250,000, but that cap does not apply in DUI cases, product liability cases, or cases involving specific intent to harm.
The value of a motorcycle accident case is not a standard figure. It is built through medical records, expert testimony, life care planning, and vocational analysis to reflect what this specific crash has cost and will continue to cost you for the rest of your life. According to the National Safety Council, the average economic cost of a medically consulted motorcycle injury exceeds $90,000, with fatal crashes averaging over $1.7 million in combined economic costs.
How Wetherington Law Firm Can Help With Your Motorcycle Accident Claim
Our Atlanta motorcycle accident lawyers have recovered more than $500 million for injured Georgians, and we build every case as if it is going to a jury. Founding partner Matt Wetherington leads a trial-ready team that prepares motorcycle claims with the depth and discipline insurance carriers respect, which is the single biggest factor in moving a case from a lowball offer to full value.
When you hire us, we:
- Investigate the crash within hours. We dispatch investigators to the scene, photograph evidence before it is altered, secure surveillance footage before it is overwritten, and interview witnesses while memories are fresh.
- Reconstruct what happened. We work with accident reconstruction engineers, biomechanical experts, and human-factors specialists to show exactly how the crash occurred and why the other driver is at fault under Georgia law.
- Document the full scope of your injuries. We coordinate with treating physicians, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, and, where needed, life care planners and vocational economists to capture current medical costs, future care, lost earning capacity, and non-economic harm.
- Identify every liable party. Beyond the at-fault driver, we look for employer liability under respondeat superior, rideshare commercial coverage during active trips, dram shop exposure for bars that overserved an impaired driver, product defects in the motorcycle or gear, and government liability for hazardous roads.
- Handle every insurance conversation. We deal directly with the at-fault insurer and protect you from recorded statements, premature offers, and tactics designed to use Georgia’s modified comparative negligence rule against you.
- File suit and try the case when needed. Many firms posture for trial. We prepare for it from day one, which is what consistently moves carriers from low offers to full-value resolutions.
Call (404) 888-4444 or fill out our quick online form for a free consultation. We work on contingency, so you pay nothing unless we win.
What are the Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents in Atlanta, GA?
- Left-turn accidents are the most dangerous scenario a rider faces. A driver turning left across oncoming traffic and failing to yield to an approaching motorcycle accounts for a significant percentage of serious crash injuries. These collisions often occur at full speed with no time to react.
- Unsafe lane changes and sideswipes happen when drivers fail to check blind spots or use mirrors before merging. Motorcycles are smaller and easier to miss, which is exactly why drivers have a responsibility to look before moving.
- Distracted driving remains a leading cause of motorcycle crashes across the Atlanta metro area. A driver reading a text or adjusting a navigation screen may never see the rider they hit.
- Rear-end collisions at intersections and in slow-moving traffic can send a rider over the handlebars or into oncoming lanes. The stopping distance mismatch between a large vehicle and a motorcycle makes these crashes especially dangerous.
- Road hazards that are minor inconveniences for passenger vehicles such as potholes, gravel, uneven pavement, debris, become serious dangers for motorcycles. In some cases, a government entity or road maintenance authority bears responsibility for failing to maintain safe conditions on public roads.
- Drunk and impaired driving contribute to some of the most severe motorcycle crashes. When a driver’s impairment caused the collision, Georgia law provides a path to punitive damages beyond standard compensation.
What Injuries are Commonly Suffered in Atlanta Motorcycle Accidents?
Because motorcycles offer no structural protection, the injuries that follow a crash tend to be serious and often permanent. Even a collision at moderate speed can produce injuries that require months of treatment and leave lasting physical limitations. The following are the injury types we see most often, and the ones that require the most careful documentation and expert support in litigation.
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
Brain injuries are common in motorcycle crashes, even when a helmet is worn. Victims may suffer:
- Concussions
- Memory loss
- Cognitive impairment
- Permanent neurological damage
Severe TBIs can affect a person’s ability to work, think clearly, or live independently.
Spinal Cord Injuries and Paralysis
Damage to the spinal cord can lead to partial or complete paralysis, including paraplegia or quadriplegia. These injuries often require lifelong medical care, rehabilitation, and assisted living support.
Broken Bones and Orthopedic Injuries
Motorcyclists frequently suffer:
- Broken legs and arms
- Pelvic fractures
- Shoulder injuries
- Crushed hands or feet
Many orthopedic injuries require surgery, physical therapy, and long-term pain management.
Road Rash and Soft Tissue Damage
Severe road rash can tear away layers of skin and lead to infection, scarring, and skin graft procedures. Riders also commonly suffer torn ligaments, muscle damage, and nerve injuries.
Internal Injuries
Internal bleeding and organ damage are especially dangerous because symptoms may not appear immediately after the crash. Common injuries include collapsed lungs, rib fractures, and damage to the liver, spleen, or kidneys.
Emotional Trauma
Many motorcycle accident victims also experience PTSD, anxiety, depression, and emotional distress following a serious crash.
Building Strong Injury Claims
Insurance companies often try to minimize motorcycle injury claims. Our Atlanta motorcycle accident lawyers work with medical experts and specialists to fully document the physical, emotional, and financial impact of the crash.y not be immediately apparent at the scene.
How Georgia’s Modified Comparative Negligence Rule Affects Your Motorcycle Accident Claim
Here is how it works: a jury assigns a percentage of fault to each party involved. If you are found to be less than 50% responsible, you can still recover damages but your total award is reduced by your fault percentage. If you are assigned 50% or more of the fault, you recover nothing.
Here is what that looks like in a real case: You are riding southbound on I-285 when a driver in the right lane changes lanes without signaling and strikes your motorcycle. The impact sends you into the barrier. You suffer a fractured femur, three broken ribs, and a moderate TBI. Your total documented damages medical costs, lost income, future care, pain and suffering, come to $900,000. The defense accepts that their driver changed lanes without checking their blind spot, but argues you were traveling 12 miles per hour above the posted limit and assigns you 25% fault. Your recovery drops to $675,000. Now imagine the defense pushes harder and convinces a jury you were 50% at fault. You walk away with nothing.
An experienced Atlanta motorcycle accident attorney counters that by moving faster. Preserving the scene, securing the footage, retaining a reconstruction expert, and building a timeline that shows exactly what each driver was doing in the seconds before impact. The earlier that work begins, the less room there is for the defense to manufacture a fault narrative from incomplete evidence.
Call (404) 888-4444 or fill out our quick online form for a free consultation. All our cases are handled on a contingency basis and you do not pay us unless we win.
Who May Be Liable for Your Motorcycle Accident in Georgia?
Liability in a motorcycle accident often extends beyond the driver who hit you. Identifying every responsible party is critical to maximizing your recovery, particularly in cases where the primary defendant’s insurance coverage is insufficient to cover catastrophic injuries.
- The at-fault driver is the most common defendant. A motorist who failed to yield, made an unsafe left turn, changed lanes without checking mirrors, or was distracted while driving may have breached their duty of care under Georgia traffic law.
- An employer may be liable if the driver was operating a company vehicle within the scope of their employment at the time of the crash. Commercial drivers and delivery drivers are common examples.
- A government entity may bear responsibility if dangerous road conditions — a pothole, missing signage, a defective traffic signal, or improperly maintained pavement contributed to the crash. Claims against government entities in Georgia carry shorter notice requirements: 12 months for state entities and as little as 6 months for many municipal entities. Missing those deadlines forecloses the claim entirely.
- A vehicle or motorcycle manufacturer may be subject to a product liability claim if a mechanical defect such a brake failure, a tire defect, a throttle malfunction contributed to the crash or worsened the injuries.
Identifying all of these parties requires an investigation that begins immediately after the crash. Evidence disappears, cameras overwrite footage, and witnesses become harder to locate. The earlier an Atlanta motorcycle accident attorney is involved, the more complete the liability picture will be.
What a Georgia Motorcycle Accident Lawsuit Must Prove
Motorcycle accident cases in Georgia are defended more aggressively than standard car accident claims. Insurers factor rider bias into their strategy from the start, and defense counsel looks for every opportunity to portray the motorcyclist as reckless or partially at fault. Winning requires proving four elements while dismantling that narrative.
- Duty is straightforward, every driver in Georgia owes a duty to operate safely under state traffic law. This is rarely disputed.
- Breach is where the fight begins. Establishing that the defendant failed to yield, changed lanes improperly, or ran a signal requires crash reconstruction, vehicle event data, surveillance footage, witness testimony, and in some cases cell phone records. Police reports alone are rarely sufficient.
- Causation becomes complex when defense counsel argues that injuries were worsened by helmet use issues, speed, or preexisting conditions. Countering those arguments requires biomechanical experts, medical testimony, and documented scene evidence that connects the specific forces of the crash to the specific injuries sustained.
- Damages require demonstrating long-term impairment rather than just current bills. Surgical intervention, permanent functional limitations, lost earning capacity, and the ongoing impact on daily life all have to be established through expert testimony and challenged against a defense team that will retain its own experts to argue the numbers down.
Preparation at the evidentiary level is what determines whether a case resolves at full value or proceeds to trial with the plaintiff in a weak position.
Georgia Motorcycle Laws That Affect Your Injury Claim
Georgia motorcycle laws directly influence how insurance companies evaluate and defend claims. Understanding where you stood legally at the time of the crash and how the defense will use those laws against you is part of building a case that holds up.
- Georgia’s helmet law requires all motorcycle operators and passengers to wear DOT-compliant protective headgear. Georgia’s mandatory helmet law is codified at O.C.G.A. § 40-6-315 and applies to all riders regardless of age or experience. Failure to wear a helmet does not automatically bar a personal injury claim, but insurers will argue it contributed to the severity of any head injury. That argument has to be countered with medical testimony establishing the actual causation of the injuries and the limits of what helmet use would or would not have changed.
- Lane usage, signaling, right-of-way, and speed statutes all apply equally to motorcyclists and passenger vehicle drivers. When another driver violated one of those statutes and that violation caused the crash, it forms the legal foundation of the negligence claim. Establishing the violation through objective evidence Georgia motorcycle traffic rules are codified at O.C.G.A. § 40-6-310 through § 40-6-315, covering lane usage, following distance, and equipment requirements. Camera footage, vehicle data, physical evidence at the scene are what make that foundation solid.
- Modified comparative negligence under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33 means that even if you bear some responsibility for the crash, you can still recover as long as you were less than 50% at fault. But insurers will push that percentage as high as they can. Challenging unsupported fault allegations with evidence rather than simply denying them is what keeps your recovery intact.
Call (404) 888-4444 or fill out our quick online form for a free consultation. All our cases are handled on a contingency basis and you do not pay us unless we win.
Common Mistakes Injured Riders Make in the First 30 Days
The weeks immediately following a motorcycle crash are both medically and legally critical. What you do and do not do in that window can significantly affect your ability to recover full compensation.
- Giving a recorded statement before speaking with an Atlanta motorcycle accident attorney is one of the most damaging mistakes. Insurance adjusters are trained to ask questions in ways that produce answers usable to shift blame. Under Georgia’s comparative negligence rule, small inconsistencies in how you describe the crash can later be used to argue you bore more fault than you did.
- Failing to preserve physical evidence eliminates some of the strongest proof in a motorcycle accident claim. Your helmet, your riding gear, and the motorcycle itself all carry physical damage patterns that reconstruction experts use to establish speed, impact angle, and causation. Once this evidence is discarded, repaired, or lost, it cannot be recovered.
- Settling too quickly is a mistake insurers actively encourage. An early settlement offer, particularly in a case involving serious injuries, is almost always lower than what the case is actually worth. Future medical costs, long-term limitations, and lost earning capacity take time to fully evaluate. Settling before that picture is complete means leaving significant money on the table.
- Delaying medical treatment or follow-up gives insurers grounds to argue your injuries are not as serious as claimed, or that a gap in treatment means you recovered faster than you are now suggesting. Consistent medical documentation matters both for your health and for your case.
An Atlanta motorcycle accident lawyer should be involved as early as possible to manage insurer communications, preserve evidence, and ensure the case is built correctly from the beginning.
The Statute of Limitations for Motorcycle Accident Claims in Georgia
Georgia law imposes a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33. That clock starts on the date of the crash. Miss the deadline and the claim is gone, regardless of how serious the injuries are or how clear the defendant’s fault may be. The two-year limitation period is codified at O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33.
Two years feels like a long time. For a serious motorcycle accident case, it is not. Building a complete claim requires obtaining all medical records, retaining reconstruction and medical experts, developing a life care plan, conducting depositions, and preparing for the possibility of trial. That work takes months, and it cannot be rushed without sacrificing the quality of the result. The sooner you contact a Georgia motorcycle accident attorney, the more evidence is still available and the more time there is to build the case correctly.
Contact Our Atlanta Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Today
Every day you wait, evidence fades, witnesses move on, and the at-fault driver’s insurance company builds its defense. Georgia’s two-year statute of limitations under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33 may feel far away, but the work that wins a motorcycle case happens in the first few weeks. The sooner our team is involved, the more we can protect, preserve, and prove.
When you reach out to Wetherington Law Firm, here is what to expect:
- A free, no-obligation consultation with an attorney who actually handles motorcycle cases, not an intake screener reading from a script.
- A clear assessment of your claim, including the strength of liability, the likely value range, and the obstacles we expect from the at-fault insurance carrier.
- Immediate action on your behalf, including evidence preservation letters, surveillance footage requests, and direct contact with insurance adjusters so you can stop taking their calls.
- No fees unless we win. We work on contingency, advance case expenses, and only get paid when you do.
Call (404) 888-4444 or fill out our quick online form to schedule your free consultation today. We represent injured riders across Atlanta and throughout Georgia, and our team is ready to begin protecting your claim from the very first conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a motorcycle accident case different from a standard car accident claim?
The injuries tend to be more severe, the bias against the injured party is more pronounced, and the defense strategies are more aggressive. Insurance companies evaluate motorcycle claims through a lens of skepticism that does not apply to car accident cases. They assume speed, they assume recklessness, and they build their fault arguments around those assumptions regardless of what the evidence actually shows. Successfully countering that requires a legal team with the resources and experience to match what the defense brings, reconstruction experts, medical experts, and the credibility that comes from being willing to litigate rather than settle at any price.
What if I was partially at fault for the crash?
You can still recover under Georgia’s modified comparative negligence rule as long as you were less than 50% responsible. Your damages are reduced by your fault percentage, not eliminated unless that percentage reaches 50% or higher. The question is not whether fault is perfect but whether the evidence supports the fault allocation the defense is pushing. Insurance companies routinely argue percentages that are not supported by the objective evidence. Challenging those arguments with reconstruction analysis, camera footage, and witness testimony is central to protecting your recovery.
Does not wearing a helmet affect my claim?
Georgia law requires helmets, and insurers will argue that not wearing one contributed to your head injuries. That argument does not automatically reduce your recovery liability is based on how the crash occurred, not just what injuries resulted. But it does introduce a complication that has to be addressed through medical testimony establishing what the helmet would and would not have changed about the injuries you suffered. An attorney can explain how this applies to the specific facts of your case.
How does the insurance claim process work after a motorcycle crash?
It starts faster than most riders expect. The at-fault driver’s insurer will make contact quickly, often within days, and request a recorded statement and medical authorization. Neither should be provided without legal counsel. The formal claim process begins once your attorney engages the insurer, compiles the medical documentation and liability evidence, and presents a structured demand. Negotiation follows, and in many cases mediation is used before a lawsuit is filed. If a fair resolution is not reached, the case moves into litigation, including discovery, depositions, expert disclosures, and trial preparation. Most serious cases resolve before trial once the strength of the evidence is clear, but meaningful settlement numbers are only achieved when the defense believes the plaintiff is ready to go in front of a jury.
How long will my motorcycle accident case take?
There is no single answer because every case depends on its facts. Cases with clear liability and documented injuries may resolve within several months. Cases involving catastrophic injuries, disputed fault, or multiple defendants can take a year or longer. Medical treatment timing also matters settling before the full extent of your injuries is understood can leave significant future costs uncompensated. Your attorney should be honest with you about where the case stands and what realistic timelines look like given the specific facts.
Georgia Auto Laws
Driving While Intoxicated
OCGA 40-6-253 and OCGA 40-6-391
Speeding
OCGA 40-6-181
Using a Phone While Driving
OCGA 40-6-241
Failing to Yield to Pedestrians
OCGA 40-6-91, OCGA 40-6-92, OCGA 40-6-93, and OCGA 40-6-96
Failing to Obey a Traffic Official
OCGA 40-6-2
Conducting a Police Chase in a Reckless Manner
OCGA 40-6-6
Failing to Change Lanes to Give Space for Parked Emergency Vehicles and Construction Workers
OCGA 40-6-16 and OCGA 40-6-75
Tampering with or Stealing Road Signs
OCGA 40-6-26
Failing to Maintain One Lane
OCGA 40-6-40 and OCGA 40-6-48
Going the Wrong Way on a One-Way Road
OCGA 40-6-47 and OCGA 40-6-240
Driving a Tractor-Trailer or Bus in the Far-Left Lane(s)
OCGA 40-6-52
Failing to Yield to Emergency Vehicles
OCGA 40-6-74
Making an Improper U-Turn
OCGA 40-6-121
Failing to Exercise Due Caution Near Railroad Crossings
OCGA 40-6-140 and OCGA 40-6-142
Driving Too Slow in the Fast Lane
OCGA 40-6-184
Failing to Slow and Exercise Caution in Construction Zones
OCGA 40-6-188
Obstructing an Intersection
OCGA 40-6-205
Failing to Secure all Loads
OCGA 40-6-248.1 and OCGA 40-6-254
Driving Recklessly
OCGA 40-6-390
Causing Serious Injury by Vehicle
OCGA 40-6-394
Running a Red or Yellow Traffic Light
OCGA 40-6-20, OCGA 40-6-21, and OCGA 40-6-23
Traveling Too Close to Other Vehicles
OCGA 40-6-49
Running Stop and Yield Signs
OCGA 40-6-72
Failing to Yield to Other Vehicles
OCGA 40-6-70 and OCGA 40-6-73
Driving on the Shoulder, Gore, or Other Prohibited Areas
OCGA 40-6-50
Fleeing Police Officers
OCGA 40-6-395
Road Rage
OCGA 40-6-397
Tampering with Traffic Signals
OCGA 40-6-25, OCGA 40-6-17, and OCGA 40-6-396
Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road
OCGA 40-6-40 and OCGA 40-6-45
Passing Another Vehicle Improperly
OCGA 40-6-42, OCGA 40-6-43, OCGA 40-6-44, and OCGA 40-6-46
Going the Wrong Way in a Roundabout
OCGA 40-6-47
Turning the Wrong Way at an Intersection
OCGA 40-6-71 and OCGA 40-6-120
Failing to Yield to Funeral Processions
OCGA 40-6-76
Failing to Use Turn Signals
OCGA 40-6-123
Failing to Stop First Before Exiting a Parking Lot
OCGA 40-6-144
Drag Racing
OCGA 40-6-186
Parking a Vehicle in an Unsafe Place
OCGA 40-6-202
Driving a Vehicle with an Obstructed View
OCGA 40-6-242
Laying Drags or Intentionally Making Skid Marks
OCGA 40-6-251
Intentionally Striking and Killing a Person with a Vehicle
OCGA 40-6-393
Failing to Follow Pedestrian Traffic Signals
OCGA 40-6-22
Failing to Drive Motorcycles Safely
OCGA 40-6-310 and OCGA 40-6-311