State law only requires children two and under to be in rear-facing car seats. But the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all infants and toddlers sit in rear-facing car safety seats for as long as possible, usually until they have outgrown the seat’s height and weight limitations, and usually until at least age four….
Few details were available after Greenville County Sheriff’s responded to the scene of a shooting at an apartment complex on Furman Hall Road. According to investigators, the victim was transported to the hospital with at least one gunshot wound. Authorities have no suspects and believe the shooting was an isolated incident. Duty of Care…
Every year, various kinds of TBIs send hundreds of thousands of Americans to the emergency room. Almost 70,000 of these people either don’t make it home or die sometime later. These injuries are progressive. Initial symptoms include disorientation and mild headaches. Later, the symptoms include severe headaches and personality changes. At that point, death…
Investigators state that a driver was traveling over 65mph when she struck a golf cart from behind, killing a new bride and seriously injuring her new husband and two other people. The wreck happened in the 1200 block of E. Ashley Avenue of Folly Beach. According to a GoFundMe page started by survivors, the…
Alcohol and fatigue have the same effect on the brain and body. Driving after eighteen consecutive awake hours is like driving with a .05 BAC level. That’s above the legal limit for many South Carolina drivers. Alcohol and fatigue adversely affect judgment and impair motor skills. Additionally, there’s no quick fix for either impairment….
If possible, most attorneys would rather settle most wrongful death and catastrophic (life-threatening) injury claims out of court. For reasons that aren’t quite clear, the plaintiff’s trial winning percentage has dropped since the 1990s. Additionally, out-of-court settlements end cases sooner, allowing victims and survivors to move on with their lives sooner. However, as outlined…
A 21-year-old man is dead after his Honda smacked into a pickup truck on State Highway 34. Few other details were available about the wreck. An autopsy is scheduled with Newberry Pathology to determine the exact cause of death. The accident remains under investigation by Fairfield County Coroner’s Office and South Carolina Highway Patrol….
Vehicle collisions are, by far, the leading cause of civilian PTSD in South Carolina. Extremely stressful situations trigger a chemical imbalance in the brain. The amygdala (emotional responses to stimuli) gets bigger, and the cerebral cortex (logical responses) gets smaller. This imbalance causes symptoms like anger, hypervigilance, depression, and flashbacks. Only the proper balance…
The leading causes of accidental death in South Carolina, which are outlined below, usually are not “accidents.” Instead, negligence, or a lack of care, usually causes these incidents. People accidentally leave the lights on. They don’t accidentally speed excessively or drive drunk and cause fatal car wrecks. They also don’t accidentally fall off unsafe…
A woman is dead after her SUV crossed the centerline and smacked into an oncoming dump truck. The wreck happened near the 1600 block of Amick’s Ferry Road. The SUV driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the dump truck driver wasn’t hurt. Few other details were available. Wrong-Way Crashes At first blush,…