Author Archives: Jay Butchko
What Happens When Someone From Out Of State Gets Hit By A Car In South Carolina?
In April 2024, Orlando Felipe-Perez was crossing Edmund Highway on foot just after sunrise one morning, near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. A 2006 Toyota Scion struck him shortly after it crossed the intersection with Dunbar Road. Orlando-Perez was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. He was 34 years old and was a… Read More »
South Carolina Accidents Involving Young Motorcyclists
In August 2024, a motorcycle collided with an SUV near Spartanburg. The driver of the motorcycle died from injuries he sustained in the accident; the driver of the SUV required hospitalization after the accident, but his injuries were not life-threatening. The driver of the motorcycle was Nicholas Alexander Huntley of Inman. He was 19… Read More »
Injuries Caused By Fourth Of July Fireworks
Now that school is starting again, kids will be telling their stories of summer fun to their friends. When you think back on your adventures this summer, or especially the summer adventures of your youth, what felt like harmless fun when it was going on was more dangerous than you realize, and it is… Read More »
New South Carolina Law Requires Ignition Interlock Devices For All DUI Convictions
When a group of people whose lives have been affected by drunk driving share their stories, the details vary from one accident to another. Some accidents involve young drivers with little experience with alcohol or with driving, while others involve drivers who were emboldened to drive drunk because they had done so in the… Read More »
A Premises Liability Case Involving An Exhibitor Injured At A Trade Show
Premises liability lawyers protect both business invitees and licensees who get injured at places of business, but the protections are stronger for invitees. At first, the difference between an invitee and a licensee is clear; invitees are customers, so their visit to the place of business conveys financial benefit to the business, but not… Read More »
New Law Prohibits Police Trucks On Horry County Beaches
Walking on the beach is lovely, especially in Myrtle Beach and the surrounding area of the South Carolina coastline, but so are other forms of beach transportation. You can roller skate, skateboard, or bike on the boardwalk and swim, water ski, or ride a boat or jet ski in the ocean; you can even… Read More »
Rollover Accidents In South Carolina
Just before dawn on July 27, 2024, Yolanda Johnson of Conway was driving a 2002 Chevrolet SUV on Secondary Highway 19 near Loris when her car drove off the road. The vehicle struck a tree and overturned. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. She was 45 years old. As of July 28, the… Read More »
A Settlement Is Better Than A Directed Verdict In A Personal Injury Case
You might be disappointed if you visit a personal injury lawyer for a consultation, and your lawyer talks more about getting a settlement than about a strategy for winning your case at trial. A settlement does not sound like winning; it sounds like you compromised on your demands, just so you could keep the… Read More »
How Is Human Error Different From Machine Error In Car Accidents?
Autonomous vehicle technology is not an apocalyptic battle between humans and machines. In most new cars driving home from the dealership today, the human and the car share decision-making responsibilities. Autonomous vehicle technology is a matter of how much, rather than a yes or no question. Journalists have been saying for several years that… Read More »
Staying Safe Around Swimming Pools This Summer
In South Carolina, the weather is right for swimming for most of the year, but swimming pool-related accidents that result in injury or death are more frequent in the summer months. This is because children, who account for a disproportionate number of pool swimmers in general, as well as swimming pool accident victims, are… Read More »