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ATLANTA, Ga. – Atlanta police [say] two men are facing charges after an apparent road rage incident that took place during the morning rush hour on Interstate 285 on Monday morning. Atlanta injury lawyer Houston Smith is interviewed and provides the legal repercussions of such dangerous driving behavior.

Road rage on I-285 boils over

The incident happened along I-285 between Cascade Road and Langford Parkway West, officers say. According to police, the driver of a Lexus and the driver of a Dodge truck had been cutting each other off for miles when shots were fired.

Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer comments on Road Rage

Here at Personal Injury Lawyers of Atlanta we have reported about and discussed road rage before. Are Atlanta road rage incidents cause for concern? Yes! All too often we see the dangerous fall out of aggressive driving, even if it doesn’t involve road rage. People injured in a road rage accident can seek punitive damages which do not have a cap on monetary compensation like other personal injury related claims.

What is road rage?

Road rage is aggressive or angry behavior by a driver of an automobile or other motor vehicle. Such behavior might include rude gestures, verbal insults, deliberately driving in an unsafe or threatening manner, or making threats. Road rage can lead to altercations, assaults, and collisions which result in injuries and even death. Road rage can be thought of as an extreme case of aggressive driving.

Causes of Road Rage

The cause(s) of road rage are not clear and are difficult to pinpoint exactly. But, many experts feel it is due to a progressive escalation of anger associated with one or more drivers on the road. Sometimes the victim of the rage isn’t even the one who initially “wronged” the aggressive driver.

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Ten Leaders Cooperative carefully selects groups of experienced, accomplished practitioners of the law profession in specialized areas such as; Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Law for the State of Georgia.

The Ten Leaders Cooperative group has selected Atlanta injury lawyers Mark Link and Houston Smith of the Link & Smith, PC law firm for inclusion in their professional directory service. This listing includes Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Law attorneys for the State of Georgia. According to the Ten Leaders website:

Personal Injury Law is one of the most challenging areas of the law to practice today and one of the most important. Systematically maligned by powerful interests like insurance companies and corporations, Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Attorneys are your best friend when you’re injured by someone else’s carelessness. Personal Injury attorneys are often the last, best chance for individuals to achieve a measure of fairness and recompense when something bad happens to you.

Atlanta Injury Lawyers Link and Smith were selected for inclusion into this professional directory based on the company’s research process and followed up with surveys to peer professionals. The research, Ten Leaders performs, involves thorough research into professionals with established practices and a record of accomplishment. It is a privilege to be included in such a group. Once the initial research is completed the second process is started. This second process involves a survey provided to fellow Atlanta injury lawyers.

Ten Leaders Cooperative accepts Atlanta injury lawyers based on the following criteria

(published on their website):

Degree of focus on a practice area. Professionals in their area of expertise generally practice in their field exclusively.

Number of years practicing in their area of expertise. In the law, the minimum years of practice is 15; in medicine, the minimum is 10 years from emerging from their general residency.

Volume of client/patient work in a given practice area, according to the professional and his or her peers.

Reputation among peer group, based on multiple interviews with professionals who practice apart from the professional in question

Leadership and written work on behalf of existing professional organizations, such as sections and committees of state professional organizations.

The Atlanta injury lawyers Mark Link and Houston Smith appreciate the nomination and acceptance into the Ten Leaders Cooperative and look forward to continued service of the people of Atlanta and greater Georgia.

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