{"id":3059,"date":"2024-04-17T15:19:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T20:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=3059"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T20:20:09","slug":"driver-escapes-injury-after-trash-truck-sideswipes-atlanta-overpass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/georgia-truck-accidents\/driver-escapes-injury-after-trash-truck-sideswipes-atlanta-overpass\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver escapes injury after trash truck sideswipes Atlanta overpass\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ATLANTA, GA \u2013 A driver managed to escape injuries after their trash truck sideswiped the Mount Vernon Bridge overpass near I-285 Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantanewsfirst.com\/2024\/04\/17\/dump-truck-clips-overpass-along-i-285-fulton-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta News First<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exact circumstances behind Wednesday\u2019s collision are unknown, with authorities only confirming that the truck was in a \u201craised position\u201d when it came into contact with the bridge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon arrival, local police closed one westbound lane to accommodate the scene clearance process performed by crews and for their investigation. In addition, the closure provided Georgia Department of Transportation crews the opportunity to ensure the bridge\u2019s structural integrity was not compromised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1zj_OXRw4bQnyI35xIXaH_yLr7n5NzWA&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The events leading up to a trash truck collision look different for everyone. As such, there\u2019s no one-size-fits-all legal plan of action. If you were involved in a truck crash that was not your own, a <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Georgia trash truck accident lawyer<\/strong><\/a> can help you pinpoint your next steps. Consult with Truck Accident Lawyers LLC for free when you reach out <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a> or by phone at <b><strong><a href=\"tel:(888)774-5836\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;],5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757\">(888)774-5836<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA, GA \u2013 A driver managed to escape injuries after their trash truck sideswiped the Mount Vernon Bridge overpass near I-285 Wednesday, Atlanta News First.\u00a0 The exact circumstances behind Wednesday\u2019s collision are unknown, with authorities only confirming that the truck was in a \u201craised position\u201d when it came into contact with the bridge.\u00a0 Upon arrival, [&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-3059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-georgia-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059","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=3059"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3068,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059\/revisions\/3068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}