{"id":2567,"date":"2024-03-15T18:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T23:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2024-03-15T18:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T23:20:56","slug":"1-killed-in-sedan-vs-garbage-truck-crash-at-dekalb-county-intersection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/georgia-truck-accidents\/1-killed-in-sedan-vs-garbage-truck-crash-at-dekalb-county-intersection\/","title":{"rendered":"1 killed in sedan vs garbage truck crash at DeKalb County intersection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DEKALB COUNTY, GA &#8212; A head-on collision involving a garbage truck Friday afternoon near Stonecrest has claimed the life of a driver, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/driver-killed-in-wreck-involving-garbage-truck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX 5 Atlanta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The fatal accident unfolded in the area of Stone Mountain Lithonia Road and Lithonia Industrial Boulevard. FOX 5 Atlanta first reported about the incident at 4:04 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the cause of the wreck remains in progress, but DeKalb County Fire Rescue said the person was driving a sedan when it was hit head-on by the truck.<\/p>\n<p>Aerial footage captured by SKYFOX 5 shows significant front-end damaged to a four-door sedan.<\/p>\n<p>All lanes in the area were shut down during the emergency response and investigation, causing a traffic backup that stretched down to S. Deshon Road. Alternate routes were recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Officials continue to investigate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1MqBlQBtPbm3re5jGAvoZ3y5qfOdrE8I&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Are you searching for reliable legal support following a traumatic truck collision caused by another party? Our compassionate <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Georgia truck accident attorneys<\/strong><\/a> at Truck Accident Lawyers LLC are here to help you understand all of your options and pursue the compensation you deserve. <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a> today at <strong><a href=\"tel:(888)774-5836\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;],5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757\">(888)774-5836<\/a><\/strong> to book a free consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEKALB COUNTY, GA &#8212; A head-on collision involving a garbage truck Friday afternoon near Stonecrest has claimed the life of a driver, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. The fatal accident unfolded in the area of Stone Mountain Lithonia Road and Lithonia Industrial Boulevard. FOX 5 Atlanta first reported about the incident at 4:04 p.m. An [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-georgia-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567\/revisions\/2570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}