Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Distracted Driving Law Will Take Effect In South Carolina In September
By now, we all know about the dangers of cell phones. Their bright lights keep us awake at night. Their constant notifications distract us from work and from being emotionally present during interactions with other people. Their quick responses make us less inclined to think, and their mean-spirited content, created just to generate clicks,… Read More »
Wakeboarding Accidents
Of all the ways to have aquatic fun in South Carolina, wakeboarding is one of the best. If you have always wanted to try water skiing or surfing but are not athletic enough, or if you have always wanted to snowboard but you cannot stand the cold, then a wakeboarding adventure might be just… Read More »
Small Aircraft Accidents
People who drive in high-speed traffic every day fear air travel sufficiently that they load up on bar drinks or Benadryl to stay calm during the flight, when the risk of getting injured as a passenger on a commercial aircraft is substantially lower than the risk of getting injured as a passenger in a… Read More »
Heavy Thunderstorms Can Lead To Devastating Accidents
Snow is a rare enough occurrence in South Carolina that most people are wise enough to drive slowly, and only to truly necessary destinations, when the snow is falling, or even better, to wait until the snow removal trucks have done their work before they try to drive. Heavy summer rains, on the other… Read More »
Driver And Pedestrian Injured When Car Crashes Into Supermarket
Driver and Pedestrian Injured When Car Crashes Into Supermarket In so many ways, South Carolina is becoming the new Florida. The Sunshine State used to be the most sought-after destination in the southeastern United States for beach vacations, and some visitors kept their promises that they would settle there in retirement. As Florida has… Read More »
Greyhound Bus Accidents
Road trips can be exhilarating, but they are not for the faint of heart. There is no pleasure quite like listening to your road trip playlist on the open road and stopping at roadside diners to eat ordinary food that somehow tastes better than it does in more familiar territory. Between stops, you can… Read More »
DUI Is For Low-Speed Vehicles, Too
South Carolina is a popular destination for boozy vacations, and this is part of the reason that the Palmetto State consistently ranks in the top ten states for number of alcohol-related traffic accidents, despite its relatively small population. Meanwhile, anything with wheels is more fun in South Carolina than it is elsewhere. Some people… Read More »
Teen Dies Of Parasitic Infection After Swimming In Lake Murray
The Naegleria fowleri amoeba is ubiquitous in the soil, but it rarely causes illness in humans. It can cause a rare, but usually fatal, disease called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), but the only way that PAM infections can occur is if contaminated water is forced far enough into the nostrils that it migrates to… Read More »
Beach Umbrella Accidents
What is the most dangerous thing you will encounter during a trip to the beach in South Carolina? Alligators are ubiquitous in the rivers and lakes of South Carolina, so you are likely to see them lounging on the riverbanks and even walking across golf courses, but you will not find them in the… Read More »
Barefoot Drivers And Your South Carolina Car Accident Claim
In the song “Toes,” Zac Brown describes the feeling of connection to one’s environment as direct contact between one’s feet and the natural flooring material beneath them. For most of the verses of the song, the narrator is sitting on a beach in Mexico, feeling the edges of the waves on his toes, but… Read More »