Activate Safety Features on Your Phone to Prevent Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is responsible for an average of nine fatalities every day in the United States. These tragic deaths were all completely preventable if the driver at fault had been paying attention to the road. In recent years, there has been a growing focus on the increase in distracted driving...
Hit and Run: What Happens When Someone Leaves an Accident Scene?
Every state has laws that prohibit involved parties from leaving the scene of a car accident, which is commonly called hit and run. South Carolina is no different and requires all parties involved in any type of car crash to stay at the scene until law enforcement arrives. These laws...
Car Accidents Caused by Snapchat & Social Media
Checking in and posting to social media accounts while driving is a disturbing trend that is jeopardizing the safety of everyone on the road. According to recent statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), every age group is spending more time on their phones while driving. The use...
Is Texting and Driving More Dangerous Than Drinking and Driving?
Thanks to decades of public awareness campaigns, almost everyone knows that driving under the influence of alcohol is extremely dangerous. However, in the digital age, there is a newer risky behavior that could be overtaking drunk driving in terms of causing accidents: texting while driving. Since 2014, it has been...
What to Do If You Are Hit by an Uninsured Driver
Being in any car accident can be traumatic, scary, and frustrating. But when you discover that the driver who hit you had no insurance, the situation can become even more of a nightmare. You may wonder if you will be able to recover any compensation at all to help pay...
South Carolina Personal Injury Attorney Sheds Light On The Increasing And Potentially Fatal Pedestrian Injuries
In 2015, 5,376 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This averages to one crash-related pedestrian death every 1.6 hours. Additionally, the CDC reports almost 129,000 pedestrians were treated in emergency departments for non-fatal crash-related injuries in 2015....
You’ve Been In A Car Accident – What Do You Do Now? 7 Simple Tips
Accidents happen. Unfortunately, they happen quite often involving motor vehicles. Car accidents can happen to anyone at any time. When they do, they can be very traumatic and stress-inducing, even if you are not seriously hurt. If you remember to follow the following 7 simple tips, you will do a...
South Carolina Car Accident Attorneys Will Get You the Money You Deserve
While most people give little thought to the hazards while driving a car, the fact remains that driving an automobile is one of the most dangerous activities that people engage in on a regular basis. Automobile accident-related injuries occur in more ways than people think. In fact, car accident-related injury...
Consequences of Texting While Driving
In August of 2012, Kevin Reece, a reporter for WFAA-TV, tells the story of a 21 year old man who spent six months in a rehabilitation hospital recovering from injuries sustained in an automobile accident after texting while driving. While crossing a bridge, he lost control of his vehicle, plunging...
What to Do After an Auto Accident
In 2009, there were almost six million motor vehicle crashes reported to police in the United States. Of that number, about 28 percent (1.52 million) involved injuries, and less than 1 percent resulted in human loss (30,797). While there may be several resources that help a person manage their accidents,...