Recent Blog Posts
Fentanyl And Motor Vehicles Are A Deadly Combination
To many in South Carolina, or anywhere in the United States for that matter, “fentanyl” is one of the scariest words in the English language. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug 50 times as strong as morphine, which means that it is about twice as strong as heroin, the world’s scariest drug of a… Read More »
3 Reasons Your Car Is Safer Than You Think It Is
If you get tired of all the fear mongering on social media, you might turn to a more relaxing avenue of online media consumption, such as reading Wikipedia articles about entertainment personalities of yesteryear. While the insights about their lives and personalities might be fascinating in their level of detail about the subjects themselves… Read More »
Pickens County Man Dies After SUV Strikes His ATV
One Friday night in October 2024, Kyle Thornall was driving his ATV on Old Vinland School Road in Pickens County. As he was turning onto Highway 183, a 2006 Toyota Camry struck his ATV and then fled the scene. Thornall was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. He was 37 years old. … Read More »
Which Factors Affect The Severity Of Motorcycle Accidents The Most?
If you are scrolling through news headlines, you could easily get the idea that catastrophic motorcycle accidents are an everyday occurrence. In fact, the worst motorcycle accidents account for only a tiny fraction of the total number of motorcycle trips. Most people enjoy thousands of uneventful rides over the course of their riding careers,… Read More »
Fatal Car Accident In Car Accident Parking Lot
Insurance companies receive claims every day about collisions that happened in parking lots, but most of these do not cause serious injury. Navigating your way into and out of a parking space is among the skills you must demonstrate on the road test before you can get a driver’s license, but novice drivers who… Read More »
Car Strikes And Fatally Injures Pedestrian In Horry County
Children learn at a young age that they should look both ways before crossing the street, only cross at crosswalks and, if they are trying to cross at a busy intersection, wait for the walk sign to light up, even if it seems like it takes a long time. Despite this, many pedestrians suffer… Read More »
Safety Tips For Nighttime Motorcycle Rides
South Carolina is an ideal place for motorcycle riding at almost any time of year, day or night. Riding your motorcycle at night presents a special set of risks, whether you are riding in the big city or on a dark, isolated road in the mountains or coastal lowlands. No matter the circumstances, motorcyclists… Read More »
Surgical Malpractice In South Carolina
Thanks to the Internet, it seems like everyone thinks they know more than their doctors do about how to treat medical conditions, but there is a lot more to practicing medicine than can be summarized in a website about tendonitis or irritable bowel syndrome. Not every incident where a patient fails to respond to… Read More »
Calhoun County Teen Faces Manslaughter Charges After Fatal Collision
If you can get through your first year as a licensed driver without getting into a major wreck, you are off to a good start, and it will likely be smooth sailing as your years of a clean driving record add up and your insurance premiums decrease. Early driving career collisions can be devastating;… Read More »
Tips For A Safe Holiday Road Trip
When you are a child, you look forward to the winter holidays with unbridled enthusiasm. All you can think about is your Christmas stocking and the endless parade of sweets. Once you grow up, the annoyances and dangers of the holiday season become more obvious to you. Holiday travel, in particular, seems like an… Read More »