{"id":32369,"date":"2009-04-21T09:52:30","date_gmt":"2009-04-21T09:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/atv_accident_results_in_death\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:00:15","slug":"atv-accident-results-in-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/atv-accident-results-in-death\/","title":{"rendered":"ATV ACCIDENT RESULTS IN DEATH &#038; SERIOUS INJURY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Georgia injury lawyers have written before that with the growing popularity of ATV\u2019s or All-Terrain Vehicles, serious injury and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgiainjurylawyerblog.com\/wrongful_death\/\">death<\/a> cases are on the increase in Georgia, especially among children. Yesterday, we read about a 12-year-old Alto, Georgia girl who was killed last Friday night about 8:30 p.m. in an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle in Banks County.  According to the Georgia State Patrol the girl was driving the vehicle when it overturned on private property. A 15-year-old passenger, who was not identified, was injured and taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Unfortunately Georgia is one of only five states with no ATV safety legislation. Between 1982 and 2003 there were 177 fatalities involving ATV\u2019s.  Of the 177 deaths, one third were children under 16. In 2004, there were 12 fatalities involving ATV, 50% of which were children under 17.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all ATV accidents involving fatalities or serious injuries occur while violating one or more of the Consumer Product Safety Commission\u2019s \u201cRules of ATV Operation\u201d.  These rules are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>A.\tChildren under sixteen should not ride adult-sized ATV (90 + cc\u2019s).<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/atv-accident-results-in-death\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading ATV ACCIDENT RESULTS IN DEATH &#038; SERIOUS INJURY\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Georgia injury lawyers have written before that with the growing popularity of ATV\u2019s or All-Terrain Vehicles, serious injury and death cases are on the increase in Georgia, especially among children. 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