Author Archives: Jay Butchko
The Dangers Of Icy Roads In South Carolina
By some definitions, South Carolina counts as part of the Sun Belt. When people choose South Carolina as a retirement destination or as the location of a winter beach vacation, destination wedding, or bachelorette party, the mild weather is usually one of the reasons. The American alligator, a subtropical species, has a robust population… Read More »
Golf Cart Plunges Into Canal
Golf cart accidents are common enough in sun-soaked, relaxing vacation destinations like South Carolina that you probably have a mental image of how they tend to go. Some teenagers, too young to buy alcohol or cigarettes or to get a driver’s license and therefore young enough to appreciate life’s simple thrills, pile into a… Read More »
Accidents On Driveways Can Be Deadly
Almost everyone has seen horrifying images on the news of the wreckage when vehicles collided at high speeds when a driver recklessly ran a red light at an intersection or drove the wrong way and crashed into oncoming traffic. Accidents that happen at slower speeds, in places where there is less traffic, can be… Read More »
Lane Change Accidents Are Not Always Minor
Changing lanes is a common cause of accidents for inexperienced drivers. It takes practice to get used to where your car’s blind spots are and to build the habit of looking in all your car’s mirrors before you change lanes. Speeding up before you change lanes is counterintuitive after you spent your previous driver’s… Read More »
Can You File A Product Liability Claim If You Get Injured By A Space Heater?
The winter cold in South Carolina only gets bad sometimes. Therefore, we tend to deal with freezing temperatures on a case-by-case basis. In some parts of the country, snow plows stand at attention all winter long, people move their summer clothes into the basement and hang their winter clothes in the closet after Halloween,… Read More »
Driver Who Caused Fatal Collision In 2020 Gets Prison Sentence
One of the principles of law in the United States is that no one should be unfairly punished; penalties should not be disproportionate to the crimes, such as the incident in the beginning of the novel Les Miserables, where a man in early 19th century France receives a years-long prison sentence for stealing a… Read More »
Driver Crashes Into Church Building After Suffering Medical Emergency While Driving
On December 30, an SUV was traveling on Ribault Road in Port Royal when the driver experienced what news sources described as a medical emergency. He lost control of the car and crossed the center lines. There were no cars oncoming, and his SUV continued traveling sideways until it struck a road sign, knocking… Read More »
MUSC Pays Settlement To Estate Of Man Who Suffered Complications From Epidural Injection
Epidural injections are a common method of administering medication to hospitalized patients. Nurses insert a catheter into the epidural space between the spine and the spinal cord and leave it in place for the duration of treatment. It is a common method of pain relief for women during childbirth, but it can also be… Read More »
New Driving-Related Laws Going Into Effect In South Carolina In 2026
If you follow the news carefully, then you know that members of South Carolina’s legislature are always drafting new laws and amendments to existing laws, voting on them, and modifying bills that did not pass, meaning that at least a few new laws go into effect each year. Some of the new laws going… Read More »
Single Vehicle Accidents During The Last Christmas Holiday
The Christmas holidays are the most dangerous time of year for motor vehicle accidents. There is a higher concentration of fatal car accidents between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than at other times of year. In 2025, there were more than 850 traffic fatalities in South Carolina. This year, Aiken County alone witnessed several… Read More »