Authorities recall

eight serious golf cart accidents since 1991, including child run over

Fire Chief

Stony Lohr has enlisted assistance "of those with long-term memories"

in remembering the most serious golf cart accidents in Peachtree City

since 1991. After racking their brains, the group came up with eight incidents

with significant injuries, including:

Child falls

off bumper, gets run over by cart.

A drunken

cart driver rolls into Lake Peachtree and becomes pinned underneath the

cart.

A cart strikes

a tree, sending the driver through the windshield.

Two accidents

where carts were struck by cars: one at Braelinn Village Shopping Center

and one on Peachtree Parkway.

Last year,

only 10 golf cart accidents were reported although none were serious in

nature, Lohr said.

"It's

just like anything else," Lohr said. "If you abuse them, people

can get hurt or killed."

Lohr urges

cart drivers to use common sense and good judgement to avoid accidents

in golf carts. He also said some carts can short out, causing a fire.

If that happens, the cart's occupants should evacuate the vehicle and

call 911 to report the fire. Sometimes, a fire extinguisher could be handy

to have on board the cart in case that ever happens, he added.