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Five Greenbrier H.S. girls hospitalized after golf cart accident | Augusta Injury Attorney
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From: News 12 at 11 o’clock — Wednesday, March 3, 2011
EVANS, GA. — Five Greenbrier High School girls are recovering after a golf cart accident sends them to the hospital. “You scared me don’t do it again,” a friend told ailing Leesa Guarnotta Wednesday. Guarnotta laid bruised and battered on her couch all day Wednesday. She was one of five soccer teammates who crashed when a golf cart lost control coming down a hill on Newland Circle. It threw three of the girls including Leesa off the back of the cart.
Reports say all five ended up at the hospital. The most serious injuries parents say are a broken pelvis and a fractured skull. “The one that’s still in ICU…I’m extremely worried for her,” Leesa said while lying with a neck brace on her couch. “I really would love to have a camera on her so I could see what’s going on with her like 24/7.” Leesa suffered a broken thumb and lies in pain, but doctors originally thought she had a broken neck, which terrified her mother Sharon.
Golf cart accidents are no laughing matter. Last year we reported on a woman injured in a golf cart accident that died. If they are driving on a public road they are considered a “motor vehicle” and as such, must obey the same laws that apply to every other motorist on the roads of Georgia. Golf carts can be dangerous because of the false sense of security. Perhaps lulled into complacency by the association with the leisure sport golf. Case in point
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Even other injury attorneys have commented on the seriousness of golf cart related accidents. The Babiarz lawfirm discussed the importance of gold cart liability insurance to protect occupants under such circumstances.
The News 12 story went on to report:
When the speed limit is less than 35 mph the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says it is legal to drive a golf cart on the road. To do that though, you have to have a drivers license or a learners permit with someone 21 or older in the cart. In this case, they say that didn’t happen which could mean charges for the 15-year-old driver. “I don’t think these girls were taking chances or doing anything wrong,” Sharon said. “They were just going for a little golf cart ride before the game.”
Charges have yet to be determined by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. The 15-year-old driver could be faceing driving without a license charges.
Those charges will strongly affect the liability associated with this accident.
As injuries were sustained in this accident, it would be prudent for all injured parties to review their legal rights. Injuries affecting adolescent children can have long term repercussions and understanding those legal rights can help minimize long term effects.
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