Peachtree City and Fayetteville Car Accident Lawyer (Fayette County, Georgia)

$650,000: Tractor-Trailer Head-On Collision in Peachtree City

Our client was hurt in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer in Peachtree City, Georgia. Flack Injury Law recovered $650,000 for the client. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. You can read more on our case results page.

Many Fayette County drivers use the same handful of roads every day. Knowing the road helps us figure out who investigated the crash and where to find the report.

GA-54 and GA-74

GA-54 crosses Line Creek from Coweta County into Peachtree City, then curves east into Fayetteville. In Peachtree City it meets GA-74, also called Joel Cowan Parkway. GA-74 runs north through Tyrone toward I-85 in Fairburn and south to Starrs Mill, where it meets GA-85. Both are state routes that carry commuters, delivery vans and tractor-trailers.

GA-85 and GA-314 in Fayetteville

In Fayetteville, GA-85 runs through town as Glynn Street and shares the road with GA-92 for a stretch. North of town, GA-314 (West Fayetteville Road) heads north toward College Park and the airport area.

Hwy 34 and the Coweta County Line

GA-34 runs east from Newnan, crosses I-85, and ends at GA-54 just west of Peachtree City. The GA-34 Bypass is in Newnan, in Coweta County. If your crash happened on the Coweta side of the line, a different police agency and a different county court may be involved. We can help sort that out.

Peachtree Parkway, Crosstown Road and Nearby I-85

Inside Peachtree City, streets like Peachtree Parkway and Crosstown Road connect neighborhoods and shops to GA-54 and GA-74. I-85 does not run through Fayette County, but drivers can reach it by GA-74 in Fairburn or GA-34 in Newnan.

Peachtree City says it has more than 100 miles of shared-use paths and more than 10,000 golf carts. Carts, walkers and bikes share the paths, and carts also cross city streets and state routes. A golf cart gives its riders far less protection than a car, so a crash at a crossing can cause serious injuries.

Where Carts Can Cross Roads

Georgia law says carts may cross a road that is part of the state highway system only at a crossing designated for that purpose. The crossing must be built as an active grade crossing and marked with a W11-11 warning sign that drivers can see from both directions (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-331(d)(1)). On city and county streets, carts may cross only at crossings or intersections the local government has designated (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-331(d)(2)).

Registration With the City

Peachtree City requires carts to be registered with the city within 10 days of purchase. Under the city’s current rules, decals go on both the front and rear of the cart. Learn more in our guide to golf cart accidents in Georgia.

The agency that responded to your crash keeps the report. Look at the card or paper the officer gave you to see which agency it was and to find the case number.

Peachtree City Police Department

The Peachtree City Police Department is at 350 S Highway 74. The city says reports for collisions on public roads are available through BuyCrash.com. Do not type the dash when you enter your case number. Other reports, including some private property collision reports, are requested through the city’s NextRequest open records portal.

Fayetteville Police Department

The City of Fayetteville says most vehicle reports are available through BuyCrash. You can also ask for a report in the police department lobby. To check on a report, call the front desk at 770-461-4441.

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

The Sheriff’s Office handles many crashes outside city limits. Its office is at 155 Johnson Avenue in Fayetteville. Reports cost $5 per copy, with no charge for the people involved, and are also sold on BuyCrash.com. The Sheriff’s Office says reports are generally available within 3 to 5 business days. The Records Section number is 770-716-4790.

Georgia State Patrol

The Georgia State Patrol may investigate crashes on state routes. For a State Patrol report, contact the local State Patrol post or the Department of Public Safety Open Records Unit at (404) 624-7591. Many Georgia crash reports can also be bought online through BuyCrash.

If a lawsuit is needed, the right court depends on who is being sued and where they live or do business. Fayette County’s Superior Court and State Court judges, and the Clerk of Superior Court, are at the Fayette County Justice Center, One Center Drive, Fayetteville. Jonathan can handle a Fayette County case from the firm’s Midtown Atlanta office.

If anyone is badly hurt, call 911. Piedmont Fayette Hospital is at 1255 Highway 54 West in Fayetteville and offers 24-hour emergency care. Keep every bill, discharge paper and follow-up note.

Tractor-trailers share GA-54, GA-74 and GA-85 with local traffic. A crash with a large truck often involves more than one company, such as the driver’s employer and its insurer.

Insurance-Side Experience

Before founding the firm, Jonathan spent two and a half years on the insurance side of commercial truck, tractor-trailer and medical transport van cases. He saw how those claims are reviewed from the inside. Now he uses that experience only for injured people.

Records That Can Disappear

Trucking companies may keep driver files, maintenance records and electronic data from the truck. Some of that can be lost or overwritten if no one asks for it. Reach out early so there is time to ask the company to keep it.

In most Georgia injury cases, you have two years from the crash to file a lawsuit (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33). Talking with an adjuster does not stop that clock. Some claims, such as those against a government, can have shorter notice rules, so do not wait.

Your first conversation is free. If you hire Flack Injury Law, the firm works on a contingency fee. You owe no fee and no case costs unless the firm recovers money for you.

If you were hurt in Peachtree City, Fayetteville or anywhere in Fayette County, call or text (678) 653-0309. You can also reach us through our contact page.

Flack Injury Law is at 1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, in Midtown Atlanta. The firm serves Fayette County from this office and meets clients by phone, video or in person. Reading this page or contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.