Mundane Traffic Accidents Can Be Deadly

Car accidents are among the leading causes of death almost anywhere in the world.  Despite this, people fear air travel and outdoor recreation more than they fear car travel, even though both are less dangerous.  The fatal traffic accidents that get the most media coverage and stay on people’s minds are the ones that involve egregious errors, such as the at fault driver traveling at 100 miles per hour on a city street or crossing the center lane into oncoming traffic.  Excessive speeds increase the risk of fatalities in a car accident, as do vehicles overturning and occupants being ejected.  Even at the normal pace of city traffic, fatal collisions are possible, and some of them result from common mistakes that you learned to avoid when you took driving lessons before even getting your driver’s license.  If you got seriously injured in an accident that resulted from a minor mistake, contact a Columbia car accident lawyer.

Motorist Dies After Five Car Pileup on Carolina Forest Boulevard

On August 28, five cars collided on Carolina Forest Boulevard in Myrtle Beach.  The accident happened just before 10:00 a.m. near Southgate Boulevard.  One driver rear-ended another, causing a chain reaction collision that eventually involved five cars.  The accident was destructive enough to cause three hours of road closures as rescuers extracted occupants from vehicles.  The five vehicles were carrying a total of nine people, and at least one car overturned.  Three people suffered injuries serious enough to require hospitalization, and one of them died of his or her injuries two days later.  The motorist who died was driving the rear vehicle that originally struck another.  News reports did not specify his or her name and age. They also did not indicate which vehicle occupants, if any, were ejected from their vehicles and which of them were wearing seatbelts.

Recovering Your Financial Losses After a Rear-End Collision

Rear-end collisions, including multi-vehicle pileups, are among the most common types of traffic accidents, and their severity can range from fatal to so minor that they only cause property damage and therefore only hurt financially.  Whether you were injured in the accident or experienced property damage only, you have the right to file an insurance claim and seek reimbursement for your accident-related financial losses.

As for assigning fault for rear-end collisions, the fault usually belongs to the rear driver that struck the vehicle ahead of him or her, unless the vehicle in front stopped suddenly without good reason.  If you struck another vehicle only because the vehicle behind you struck you, in other words, if your role in the accident was only due to the chain reaction, then the insurance company is unlikely to attribute any fault to you.

Let Us Help You Today

The personal injury lawyers at the Stanley Law Group can help you if you got injured in a chain reaction car accident.  Contact The Stanley Law Group in Columbia, South Carolina or call (803)799-4700 for a free initial consultation.

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