Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Go-Kart Accidents At Theme Parks
The faster a vehicle can go, and the more the vehicle weighs, the older and more skilled you must be to drive it. Therefore, you must be at least 16 to drive a car, and you must pass a series of tests. For trucks, buses, and heavy machinery, you must be even older, and… Read More »
Motorcyclist Dies After Drunk Driver Strikes Her Motorcycle
Motorcycle rides are usually uneventful, but they are sufficient to lift your spirits. Riding a motorcycle feels like it is more dangerous than it is; you feel the wind rushing past your face, even as you ride on familiar streets; it gives you the feeling of being home and far from home at the… Read More »
Banana Boat Accidents
The phrase “banana boat” refers to many different things, some of them associated with recreation and fun. If you are an indoorsy type who does not like to stray far from refrigerators and freezers, then a banana boat is the dish in which you serve a banana split, in which the banana is filled… Read More »
Gangway Collapse At Hilton Head Marina Causes Injuries
Maritime travel is dangerous enough that most people avoid it altogether, and people who travel frequently by boat know how to avoid the most dangerous situations. They head for dry land at the first sight of a dark cloud, since, when you are on the open water, there is nowhere to take shelter from… Read More »
Dirt Bike Accidents
A bicycle is a toy; you can buy them in the toy section of Walmart and test drive them by riding them up and down the aisles. By contrast, a motorcycle is a motor vehicle. To drive one, you must pass a written test and a road test, just like you would with a… Read More »
Two People Injured In High-Speed Collision Believed To Be Alcohol-Related
Alcohol is a factor in a disproportionate number of car accidents, especially in South Carolina, which consistently ranks in the top ten states for drunk driving, especially relative to its small population. Excessive speed is another major cause of traffic accidents. When they get together, as they often do, things are even worse. Most… Read More »
Chain Reaction Accidents On Bridges
When you are a child passenger in a car, traveling across a bridge is exhilarating. The road sounds different under your car when there is empty air right underneath the road, instead of solid ground. The water is so far below that you might as well be traveling by some more exciting vehicle, such… Read More »
Car Accidents Involving Underage Drivers
Getting a learner’s permit is a rite of passage. When you are 15-years old, you can get a learner’s permit by taking a written test on traffic laws. Once you have the learner’s permit, you can drive as long as there is a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old in the… Read More »
Slip And Fall Accidents During Storms
When people slip and fall, it is an accident, so how does it become a lawsuit where the party responsible for the site of the accident pays a settlement to the injured person, covering the person’s medical bills and sometimes other accident-related losses? You can get compensation for a slip and fall accident through… Read More »
Motorcyclist Dies Attempting To Pass Semi Truck
Even if you are the one driving the entire time, road trips are a lot of fun. You can stop for lunch at a Waffle House far from home and show your kids one of the last remaining jukeboxes in the world, while they express bewilderment at why anyone would pay money to hear… Read More »