Macon Personal Injury Law Blog

Some people, and apparently some companies, live by the philosophy that rules are meant to be broken. That's a selfish and dangerous philosophy to live by, particularly when actions affect the lives of other people.

Land Line reports that a Georgia-based trucking company put its drivers and other unsuspecting motorists at risk by violating safety laws. The company knowingly violated the law, which is the most frustrating part of the situation. By driving trucks with identified safety problems, the likelihood of a truck accident occurring was high.

The parents of a Florida A&M drum major who died shortly after being the victim of a marching band hazing ritual say that the band program has become so entangled with "filth" that university officials should shut it down. They suggested that FAMU permitted a tradition of hazing in the band to go unpunished.

The victim, a 26-year-old man, was a drum major for the university's acclaimed marching band. As with many historically African-American universities, FAMU's marching band is a source of school pride and many former band members have gone on to successful careers.

According to prosecutors, last November the victim was riding on a chartered bus with other band members when 13 band members beat him as part of a hazing initiation. The 13 students were charged on May 2 with felony or misdemeanor hazing. Felony hazing carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison. The victim's family has filed a wrongful death suit against the bus company and its driver, and plans to file a similar suit against the university.

Parent in packs

Even if you might be busy, shy or there is some other reason why you don't commonly socialize with the parents of your teen's friends, putting in an effort to at least contact them somewhat consistently can reduce the risk of drunk driving among teens.

If a teen is attending a party or going on a trip with a friend, his parents should talk to his friend's parents about their rules regarding drinking and to make sure that the parents will be supervising the event in a suitable manner. Not all parents have the same expectations as other parents. If another family allows underage drinking in their home, a parent who disagrees with that has every right to limit their teen's access to that friend and family.

It might sound like an odd, insensitive concern. But after a Georgia pedestrian accident on Monday held up traffic on I-285 for hours, people in the state are weighing issues related to clearing traffic accidents.

First, what happened in Monday's accident? According to reports, a 23-year-old caused a crash, hit the highway median and then decided he would try to cross the highway on foot. What started out as a simple car crash, therefore, became a fatal pedestrian accident and a major holdup on the highway.