A definition for Soft Tissue Injury
A soft tissue injury is one involving injury to the ligaments, tendons and fibers of the body that connect the skeletal bones. Ligaments are the bands of tissues that hold bones together, and tendons are cords of tissues attaching muscle to bones.
Soft tissue injuries, such as lower back pain from an auto accident, are difficult to prove because there is no absolute way to document the presence of pain or suffering in some soft tissue cases. Proof of a soft tissue injury is typically established through medical records documenting results of medical examinations and the injured's complaints of pain and expert testimony.
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A definition for Personal Injury
Personal injury law involves injury which is caused accidentally by another's failure to use reasonable care. The definition of reasonable care is determined on a case-by-case basis. A person may be liable for the injury caused through negligent or reckless action. The injury to the plaintiff must be caused by and be a foreseeable result of the defendant's action. Some of the defenses to liability for personal injury include intervening causes, pre-existing condition, and assumption of the risk.
Types of personal injury lawsuits brought include injury and wrongful death cases arising from automobile, bike and pedestrian collisions, trucking accidents, boat and airplane accidents, construction accidents and OSHA violations, premises liability, product liability, nursing home liability, toxic and mass torts, medical malpractice, and other forms of negligence. A successful plaintiff in a personal injury suit may recover damages for medical expenses, property damage, emotional distress, pain and sufffering, loss of consortium or companionship, lost wages, costs and attorney fees, and lost future earnings.
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A definition for Personal Injury
Personal injury law involves injury which is caused accidentally by another's failure to use reasonable care. The definition of reasonable care is determined on a case-by-case basis. A person may be liable for the injury caused through negligent or reckless action. The injury to the plaintiff must be caused by and be a foreseeable result of the defendant's action. Some of the defenses to liability for personal injury include intervening causes, pre-existing condition, and assumption of the risk.
Types of personal injury lawsuits brought include injury and wrongful death cases arising from automobile, bike and pedestrian collisions, trucking accidents, boat and airplane accidents, construction accidents and OSHA violations, premises liability, product liability, nursing home liability, toxic and mass torts, medical malpractice, and other forms of negligence. A successful plaintiff in a personal injury suit may recover damages for medical expenses, property damage, emotional distress, pain and sufffering, loss of consortium or companionship, lost wages, costs and attorney fees, and lost future earnings.
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Augusta GA Auto Accident Lawyer - Dearing man hurt in one of two truck wrecks
Dearing man hurt in one of two truck wrecks
By Billy W. Hobbs
Staff Writer
A 55-year-old Dearing man was seriously injured in one of two log truck wrecks in McDuffie and Warren counties last week. The driver of the rig near Thomson, however, managed to escape a separate wreck unharmed.
MCDUFFIE MIRROR
A wreck on Cedar Rock Road occurred when a Waynesboro truck driver made a turn too close to a ditch causing the logs to fall off. No charges were filed.
The wreck off Mayfield Road near Warrenton left Edwin James Gunn, of the 4900 block of Luckys Bridge Road in McDuffie County, with various injuries on the morning of July 29, according to a report filed by Senior Trooper Steve Shelton of the Georgia State Patrol post in Thomson.
Mr. Gunn was treated by the Warren County Emergency Medical Services and firefighters/first responders with the Warren County Fire/Rescue Services before being taken to the Medical College of Georgia Hospital in Augusta.
The wreck involving Mr. Gunn occurred on Mayfield Road near McMichael Road about 8:24 a.m., on July 29.
Trooper Shelton said Mr. Gunn, driving a 2000 Freightliner owned by Gunn and Son Hauling of Dearing, was traveling north on Mayfield Road negotiating a curve when he lost control of the rig, dumping his load of logs after it later turned over and blocked both lanes.
The truck left the roadway on the east shoulder and traveled 117 feet.
The driver then over-corrected, causing the truck to rotate counter-clockwise, Trooper Shelton said. The truck re-entered the roadway before traveling another 127 feet, crossing both lanes before the load of logs shifted, causing the truck to overturn.
Trooper Shelton cited Mr. Gunn for failure to maintain lane and having an expired tag.
In a separate wreck on Cedar Rock Road near Newby Road about 10:26 a.m. on July 28, a 54-year-old Waynesboro truck driver made a turn too close to a ditch, causing his load of logs to spill into the roadway.
Charlie Ray Dorsey, who was driving a 1995 International truck, owned by Harold Hamilton, of Hephzibah, said he was just returning to truck driving after an absence of 10 years.
It was his first day back and his first day working for Mr. Hamilton.
"I just cut it too close when I was coming out onto the road," Mr. Dorsey said at the scene.
The wreck was investigated by GSP Trooper First Class Rich Fishel. No charges were filed.
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By Billy W. Hobbs
Staff Writer
A 55-year-old Dearing man was seriously injured in one of two log truck wrecks in McDuffie and Warren counties last week. The driver of the rig near Thomson, however, managed to escape a separate wreck unharmed.
MCDUFFIE MIRROR
A wreck on Cedar Rock Road occurred when a Waynesboro truck driver made a turn too close to a ditch causing the logs to fall off. No charges were filed.
The wreck off Mayfield Road near Warrenton left Edwin James Gunn, of the 4900 block of Luckys Bridge Road in McDuffie County, with various injuries on the morning of July 29, according to a report filed by Senior Trooper Steve Shelton of the Georgia State Patrol post in Thomson.
Mr. Gunn was treated by the Warren County Emergency Medical Services and firefighters/first responders with the Warren County Fire/Rescue Services before being taken to the Medical College of Georgia Hospital in Augusta.
The wreck involving Mr. Gunn occurred on Mayfield Road near McMichael Road about 8:24 a.m., on July 29.
Trooper Shelton said Mr. Gunn, driving a 2000 Freightliner owned by Gunn and Son Hauling of Dearing, was traveling north on Mayfield Road negotiating a curve when he lost control of the rig, dumping his load of logs after it later turned over and blocked both lanes.
The truck left the roadway on the east shoulder and traveled 117 feet.
The driver then over-corrected, causing the truck to rotate counter-clockwise, Trooper Shelton said. The truck re-entered the roadway before traveling another 127 feet, crossing both lanes before the load of logs shifted, causing the truck to overturn.
Trooper Shelton cited Mr. Gunn for failure to maintain lane and having an expired tag.
In a separate wreck on Cedar Rock Road near Newby Road about 10:26 a.m. on July 28, a 54-year-old Waynesboro truck driver made a turn too close to a ditch, causing his load of logs to spill into the roadway.
Charlie Ray Dorsey, who was driving a 1995 International truck, owned by Harold Hamilton, of Hephzibah, said he was just returning to truck driving after an absence of 10 years.
It was his first day back and his first day working for Mr. Hamilton.
"I just cut it too close when I was coming out onto the road," Mr. Dorsey said at the scene.
The wreck was investigated by GSP Trooper First Class Rich Fishel. No charges were filed.
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Augusta GA Auto Accident Attorney - Two injured Sunday in Interstate 85 wreck in Anderson County
Two injured Sunday in Interstate 85 wreck in Anderson County
Independent Mail photographer Nathan Gray also contributed to this report.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
FAIR PLAY — A second wreck in less than 24 hours on Interstate 85 resulted in injuries and tied up traffic near Fair Play, according to authorities.
Emergency crews responded about 1:40 p.m. Sunday to a traffic accident on I-85 near mile marker 6 involving a 2004 Ford Explorer that went off the road between the north- and south-bound lanes. Two people were injured and taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital but their conditions were not available at 7 p.m. Sunday, said Sandy Dees, a spokesperson for the hospital.
Scarlet Brickhouse, 27, of Richmond, Va. was the driver of the Ford Explorer and was freed from the vehicle before being airlifted to the hospital, according to Cpl. Bryan McDougald of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. She was wearing a seat belt. Kevin McKeithan of Richmond, Va. was a passenger in the vehicle and was also transported to the hospital, according to McDougald.
The vehicle was towing a trailer with motorcycles in it that caused the driver to lose control as the vehicle slid from side-to-side, according to McDougald. Northbound I-85 was backed up for seven miles into Georgia.
The Ford Explorer was flipped over on its roof and landed 30 feet to 40 feet below the interstate in a creek. The vehicle was headed northbound when the accident occurred.
Pendleton and Townville EMS units, Oakway Rescue Squad, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to the accident.
Petra Wallace, 39, of Lavonia, Ga., called 911 after watching the crash in her rear view mirror. She said she was driving northbound on I-85 about 25 feet in front of the sport utility vehicle when it started swaying from side-to-side before approaching the bridge.
Wallace said the SUV flipped over about four times before falling over the guardrail. The car sat upside-down below the bridge between the northbound and southbound lanes of I-85.
“Nobody was ejected,” she said. “They were in the vehicle.”
Wallace said an emergency responder in the vicinity of crash came to aid of the victims immediately. Other emergency personnel arrived about in three or four minutes, she said.
On Saturday, three people were hurt when the driver of truck fell asleep and the truck left Interstate 85 and hit a tree about 4:35 p.m. near mile marker 7, according to the Highway Patrol. The accident occurred in the northbound lane, according to authorities.
Luwanna Kitchen, 52, of Hampton, Va., was identified as the driver of the truck. She was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Kitchen was listed in fair condition in the hospital at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dees said.
Two passengers also were extricated from the vehicle. Phillip Wyche, 55, of Highland Springs, Va., a passenger in the truck, also was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital. A second passenger, who was not identified, was taken to AnMed Health Medical Center.
Kitchen faces charges of driving too fast for conditions and falling asleep while driving, according to authorities.
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Independent Mail photographer Nathan Gray also contributed to this report.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
FAIR PLAY — A second wreck in less than 24 hours on Interstate 85 resulted in injuries and tied up traffic near Fair Play, according to authorities.
Emergency crews responded about 1:40 p.m. Sunday to a traffic accident on I-85 near mile marker 6 involving a 2004 Ford Explorer that went off the road between the north- and south-bound lanes. Two people were injured and taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital but their conditions were not available at 7 p.m. Sunday, said Sandy Dees, a spokesperson for the hospital.
Scarlet Brickhouse, 27, of Richmond, Va. was the driver of the Ford Explorer and was freed from the vehicle before being airlifted to the hospital, according to Cpl. Bryan McDougald of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. She was wearing a seat belt. Kevin McKeithan of Richmond, Va. was a passenger in the vehicle and was also transported to the hospital, according to McDougald.
The vehicle was towing a trailer with motorcycles in it that caused the driver to lose control as the vehicle slid from side-to-side, according to McDougald. Northbound I-85 was backed up for seven miles into Georgia.
The Ford Explorer was flipped over on its roof and landed 30 feet to 40 feet below the interstate in a creek. The vehicle was headed northbound when the accident occurred.
Pendleton and Townville EMS units, Oakway Rescue Squad, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to the accident.
Petra Wallace, 39, of Lavonia, Ga., called 911 after watching the crash in her rear view mirror. She said she was driving northbound on I-85 about 25 feet in front of the sport utility vehicle when it started swaying from side-to-side before approaching the bridge.
Wallace said the SUV flipped over about four times before falling over the guardrail. The car sat upside-down below the bridge between the northbound and southbound lanes of I-85.
“Nobody was ejected,” she said. “They were in the vehicle.”
Wallace said an emergency responder in the vicinity of crash came to aid of the victims immediately. Other emergency personnel arrived about in three or four minutes, she said.
On Saturday, three people were hurt when the driver of truck fell asleep and the truck left Interstate 85 and hit a tree about 4:35 p.m. near mile marker 7, according to the Highway Patrol. The accident occurred in the northbound lane, according to authorities.
Luwanna Kitchen, 52, of Hampton, Va., was identified as the driver of the truck. She was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Kitchen was listed in fair condition in the hospital at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dees said.
Two passengers also were extricated from the vehicle. Phillip Wyche, 55, of Highland Springs, Va., a passenger in the truck, also was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital. A second passenger, who was not identified, was taken to AnMed Health Medical Center.
Kitchen faces charges of driving too fast for conditions and falling asleep while driving, according to authorities.
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