Category Archives: Car Accident
A Deadly DUI Collision Before The Driver Even Left The Parking Lot
The saying goes that friends don’t let friends drive drunk, but how far should you go to stop a drunk person from driving or a driver from drinking? Being a designated driver is one of the most thankless jobs around. It is no fun to be around a bunch of drunk people when you… Read More »
Three People Die In Head On Collision In Sumter County
Every town has its intersections and stretches of road that the local people just know are trouble. Sometimes they bear makeshift memorials, such as the “three wooden crosses” in the famous song. In other cases, the dangers of these unassuming sites in friendly towns live in the memory of the great Southern raconteurs that… Read More »
Dram Shop Liability And Underage Drunk Driving
Getting a fake ID and using it to buy alcoholic beverages under false pretenses is a young adult rite of passage, especially here in South Carolina, arguably the party school capital of the world. Consider that the most memorable part of the movie Superbad is the glaringly fake Hawaii driver’s license that identifies the… Read More »
Families Sue South Carolina Department Of Transportation Over Deadly Oak Tree
The enormous, ancient oak trees of South Carolina are a reminder of just how small we are in this world. They have been here longer than we have, and certainly longer than automobiles have existed. Any real estate developer who wants to build on a site where centuries old trees stand has few counterarguments… Read More »
Four People And Two Dogs Die In Fiery Crash
Gasoline is one of the most flammable substances on Earth. This is why the warnings not to smoke cigarettes at gas stations are displayed so prominently, along with the warnings that, if you see fire while your car is at the pump, you should not attempt to remove the nozzle from your car, but… Read More »
Biggest Risks For Teen Drivers
Say what you will about today’s teens losing confidence and interest in the rites of passage that their parents took as markers of adulthood for granted, such as homeownership, employer-provided retirement accounts, and driving cars, but drivers under the age of 20 are still at the highest risk of catastrophic traffic accidents out of… Read More »
The Most Dangerous Places To Drive In South Carolina
South Carolina is not one of the places in the United States with a reputation for being an intimidating place to drive. People who look forward to road trips, and even their rush hour commute in their home towns, balk at the idea of driving in Los Angeles, Miami, or New York. By contrast,… Read More »
Pedestrian Killed In Hit And Run Accident While Visiting South Carolina From Kansas
Most of the time, when you visit Myrtle Beach, all you take with you when you leave is pleasant memories. Myrtle Beach has enough sunshine and a sufficiently festive atmosphere to make it an ideal location for bachelor and bachelorette parties, while remaining less costly and less menacing than Florida. If you get involved… Read More »
Person Injured When Car Strikes Golf Cart
Golf is only one of the reasons that South Carolina is a popular destination for visitors, some of whom eventually decide to settle here permanently. Of course, very few of the people who can see the appeal of golf are under the age of 50; its reputation as a leisure activity for old men… Read More »
Driver Faces Hit And Run Charges After Car Crashes Into Pond
Everyone knows that leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury or death is a crime, so when people involved in car accidents leave the scene of a serious collision, knowing that they could face hit and run charges, it is usually because they fear that the consequences will be worse if… Read More »