Category Archives: Car Accident
What Happens If Someone Collides With Your Car When It Is Stationary?
Shortly after Christmas in 2022, a 2016 Ford Explorer broke down on Highway 76 in Marion County. While the Explorer was stationary in the westbound lane, a 2004 Cadillac Escalade, also in the westbound lane, collided with the Explorer. The driver of the Explorer was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, while… Read More »
Wireless Bridge Between Brain And Spinal Cord Enables Paralyzed Man To Walk And Climb Stairs
Spinal cord injuries are among the worst possible outcomes of motor vehicle accidents; the greatest risk of them occurs when a car strikes a pedestrian, a bicycle, or a motorcycle. In their mildest forms, spinal cord injuries cause weakness and chronic pain in the lower body, or all parts of the body below the… Read More »
Rental Car Accidents In South Carolina
Nothing beats visiting South Carolina for a change of scenery and a chance to be a more relaxed, more fun version of yourself. It’s even better if you can spend your brief sojourn in the Palmetto State in a more fabulous ride than the one you use to get from point A to point… Read More »
Which Kinds Of Car Accidents Are The Most Dangerous?
Insurance companies ask a lot of questions when you file a car accident claim. Not only are they trying to figure out how to apportion fault for the accident, they are also trying to see whether the injuries you are claiming are consistent with the kind of accident you described. Injuries can occur in… Read More »
What Should You Say To The Police After A Car Accident?
It is natural to feel nervous when a police officer is asking you questions, even when there is no conceivable reason to suspect you of a crime. Car accidents are stressful enough, and the immediate aftermath of a car accident is not the easiest time to present the best version of yourself. All car… Read More »
Lane Change Accidents In South Carolina
If you have ever seen the movie Changing Lanes, you will remember how Samuel L. Jackson’s initial reaction when Ben Affleck swipes his car sums up the way most of us would respond when someone merges into our lane of traffic. Yes, things would be much worse if someone had gotten seriously injured, but… Read More »
Depositions In Personal Injury Lawsuits
Out of context, it sounds scary when someone tells you that you are about to be deposed. It is one of those SAT words, if you are old enough to remember when the SAT had vocabulary questions, that could mean anything, a Frankenstein’s monster of Latin roots randomly assembled. Your lawyer might as well… Read More »
Can Car Accidents Cause Degenerative Disc Disease?
Doctors may learn in medical school that back pain is never a life-threatening emergency, but severe, chronic back pain is seriously disruptive to your daily activities and negatively affects your quality of life. One of the most common causes of chronic back pain is degenerative disc disease. It can affect the uppermost vertebrae, causing… Read More »
Social Media And Your Car Accident Claim
It is easy to blame social media for everything. You can attribute your low self-esteem to the fact that your former classmates keep posting pictures of their perfect bodies and their perfect lives, and you can’t help but feel inferior, even if it is fake. Speaking of fake, there are so many false rumors… Read More »
Should You Report A Minor Car Accident To The Police?
If, after a collision, you can drive your car to pull over on the side of the road and walk to the other car to ask if anyone was injured, you know that you have avoided the worst-case scenario. You should exchange contact information with the other driver and take pictures of each other’s… Read More »