What Happens When Someone From Out Of State Gets Hit By A Car In South Carolina?
In April 2024, Orlando Felipe-Perez was crossing Edmund Highway on foot just after sunrise one morning, near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. A 2006 Toyota Scion struck him shortly after it crossed the intersection with Dunbar Road. Orlando-Perez was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. He was 34 years old and was a resident of Halethorpe, Maryland. News reports did not release the name of the driver of the Scion, but they reported that he was not injured and that he remained at the scene. The reports did not indicate whether the driver faced criminal charges in relation to Felipe-Perez’s death. Felipe Perez was the 200th person to die in a traffic accident in South Carolina in 2024; in 2023, 999 people in South Carolina died in accidents involving motor vehicles. If you live in another state but were injured in a car accident in South Carolina, contact a Columbia car accident lawyer.
Maryland Pedestrian Becomes 200th Person Killed in a Car Accident in South Carolina
You may have learned in civics class that the laws that affect your daily life the most are state laws, not federal laws. One of the manifestations of this has to do with driving. Consider that state laws differ on the penalties for a first-time conviction for drunk driving, which some states call driving under the influence (DUI) and others call driving while intoxicated (DWI). Depending on the state where the drunk driving traffic stop happens, you may or may not get your driver’s license suspended or be required to use an ignition interlock device on your car. New Jersey does not even consider drunk driving a criminal offense; it is just another traffic violation unless you cause an accident, but the financial penalties are just as steep as what you would get for a traffic-related misdemeanor in other states.
Another way that state laws take center stage has to do with lawsuits. If you file a lawsuit arising from an accident, you must do it in the state where the accident happened, even if you were only visiting the state briefly, and you live in another state or even another country. This means that, if you got injured in a car accident in South Carolina, you need a South Carolina personal injury lawyer. This is because lawyers are licensed to practice law in individual states, not nationwide. Furthermore, your lawyer will be familiar with the state-specific laws on personal injury lawsuits, such as insurance policy limits, damages caps in lawsuits, and the statute of limitations for filing a lawsuit arising from the type of accident that caused your injuries.
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The personal injury lawyers at the Stanley Law Group can help you if you got injured in a car accident during a visit to South Carolina. Contact The Stanley Law Group in Columbia, South Carolina or call (803)799-4700 for a free initial consultation.
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