Sandy Springs Georgia Trucking Accidents

Texas trucker arrested for death of woman on I-285 in Sandy Springs

At the intersection of I-285 and Georgia 400, Sandy Springs is at one of the most heavily traveled choke points in metro Atlanta traffic. Most interstate big rig, semi truck and tractor trailer traffic that comes down I-85 from the northeast and up I-75 toward Tennessee, or vice versa, must pass through Sandy Springs. Much of the truck traffic between the northeast and west, using I-85 and I-20, is also routed through Sandy Springs on I-285. There tired truckers are often mixed with heavy local commuter traffic, with fairly predictable accidents that lead to personal injury and wrongful death.

Sandy Springs is one of the largest and most affluent suburbs of Atlanta. When incorporated in 2005, it became the eighth largest city in Georgia.

Ken Shigley has lived in Sandy Springs since 1984. His law office was located in Sandy Springs for five years in the 1990’s. His children graduated from the two public high schools in Sandy Springs. While he is an officer of the State Bar of Georgia, he is a member of the Sandy Springs Bar Association.

Sandy Springs is in Fulton County, the largest county in Georgia, and adjacent to the City of Atlanta. Civil cases in Fulton County may be filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County or the State Court of Fulton County. Fulton County is one of the three most favorable counties in Georgia for plaintiffs with serious injury or wrongful death claims. Many cases involving interstate trucking wind up in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, based in Atlanta. Ken Shigley has litigated and tried cases in all of those courts on a regular basis since the early 1980’s.

Mr. Shigley is available to meet with prospective clients by appointment in Sandy Springs.