Category: Car Accidents
In our line of work, we see a lot of car and truck accidents. If you’ve never been involved in the details of a tractor-trailer accident—and we hope you haven’t been—it might be tempting to believe that a semi truck crash is just a car wreck with a bigger vehicle. Unfortunately, this isn’t true. There…
After a car accident, injured South Carolinians often have different insurance options that can help pay for their injuries and related losses. These include auto insurance policies and health care plans. However, many crash victims aren’t sure where to turn first to claim compensation for their injuries. The dedicated South Carolina car accident attorneys at…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering whether it’s time to replace side and rear-view mirrors in cars with high-tech camera monitoring systems. It’s not the first time the agency has studied the idea. In 2014, Tesla, Inc. and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers asked NHTSA to allow them to replace rear-view mirrors…
According to a new study by Insurify, the worst drivers in America are bartenders, ticket sales representatives and journalists. However, postmasters and composers rank among the best drivers in the country. This was the conclusion drawn after the insurance company analyzed 1.6 million car insurance applications, which included information about the industry a person worked…
Much has been done in recent years to improve automobile safety. But despite modern safety technology, a new study reports there is a disparity between injuries suffered by men and women who are involved in head-on collisions. Front-impact accidents are frequently deadly and motorists of any sex often suffer catastrophic injuries. But even when both…
You may be in shock and full of adrenaline in the immediate aftermath of a car accident. In that condition, you may overlook the signs of a serious but “hidden” injury that you have suffered. For this reason, you should always see a doctor as early as you can after a crash of any kind….
Everyone knows that heavy rain makes car accidents more likely. But a recent study by the American Meteorological Society found that even drizzle can be deadly, increasing the risk of a fatal crash by 27 percent. Researchers from the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies analyzed 125,012 fatal crashes in the Lower 48 states from…
People who get into car accidents in South Carolina frequently suffer broken bones or fractures. Compared to injuries such as spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury, a fracture may seem to be a relatively mild type of harm. However, as our law firm has seen through the years, fractures frequently have a severe, negative…
Few people go through life without suffering some type of injury. For instance, you may hurt your knee while working or playing sports. Many people also develop degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis. Unfortunately, insurance companies often try to use the fact that people have pre-existing injuries or other medical conditions to deny or minimize their…
We’ve all seen funeral processions pass by, and many South Carolina drivers want to pay their respects when they encounter a line of cars following a hearse. We were raised to believe that the respectful thing to do is to pull the car to the side of the road and slow to a stop. We…