Injury

Driving near a large truck on the highway can be intimidating, and for good reason. More than 15.5 million trucks currently operate on roads in South Carolina across the United States, and more than 2 million of them are tractor-trailers. When a heavy truck collides with a passenger vehicle, cyclist,…

Emotional support animals – particularly dogs – are becoming more and more common. It is not unusual to encounter one in virtually any place or situation. Because emotional support animals lack the training of other service animals, such as guide dogs for the visually impaired, dog bites are a very…

Why Are Knee Injuries Common After Car Accidents? While most people understand how essential their knees are to support the body’s weight and movement, many do not know that the knee joint is one of the largest and most complex joints. Because of the complexity of this joint, it is…

Electric Scooter Accidents on the Rise. Could They Come to Myrtle Beach? Electric scooters are growing in popularity among commuters, tourists and people who are just looking for fun and excitement. While the major dockless scooter companies like Bird and Lime have not yet arrived in Myrtle Beach, local companies…

With last year’s car accident statistics beginning to be analyzed, traffic fatality numbers are looking pretty grim. Various estimates place the number of deaths from motor vehicle accidents in the United States in 2017 around 40,000. Any accidental death is horrible, but what makes these deaths all the more tragic…

After several decades of declining traffic accidents on U.S. roadways, there was a sudden 14.4 percent surge in traffic-related fatalities over the past two years. Authorities report that there were 100 vehicle deaths every day in 2016 — a painful warning that something is very wrong on the streets and…

While a personal injury lawsuit will not bring back a loved one or undo the pain caused by a completely preventable accident, it can help secure a measure of justice and much needed financial compensation for the family of the victim. If the driver responsible for the crash was speeding or driving…

Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its 2016 vehicle crash data on traffic fatalities. The numbers show a marked increase of 5.6 percent, from 34,845 car accident deaths in 2015 to 37,461 in 2016. These figures point to the conclusion that 2016 was the deadliest year on the road since 2007,…

Every state has driving laws on the books that may shock you, strike you as being unnecessary or stand out to you because they are just plain weird. Roadtrippers, for instance, found several head-scratching laws in states across the country, including: An Alabama ban on driving while blindfolded A California…

Dog owners in the Pee Dee and throughout South Carolina have a difficult duty every Halloween: Keeping visitors safe from their pets. As personal injury lawyers that represent dog bite victims in Florence and across the state, we ask dog owners to recognize the risks that can arise with dog…