Aug 24, 2012 | Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
Early Sunday morning, around 3:50 a.m., two people lost their lives due to a violent head-on car collision near the Horry County line.
The accident occurred in Marion County, where the County Coroner Jerry Richardson has pronounced both drivers have since deceased.
Mitchell Day, age 19 from Columbia, SC, was taken to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center immediately after the collision, but was unable to sustain life throughout the night. However, Ronald Frenchshaw Davis Jr. of Johnsonville, the other driver, died on impact when the two vehicles collided on Highway 378.
Day was reported to have been wearing a seat belt when her Suzuki SUV was travelling westward on Highway 378, and struck by Davis’ 1995 Crown Victoria, which was travelling eastward at the time of collision.
There has not been any fault assigned to either party yet, however the police are still conducting the investigation to determine which vehicle crossed over the center line.
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Aug 22, 2012 | Brain Injury/Head Trauma, Car Accidents, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
On August 16th, a car accident on Springfield Parkway ended in injuries for two victims, and traffic for the rest of the ordinary Fort Mill roadway drivers.
The accident occurred around 4:15 p.m., right near the intersection of Springfield Parkway and Merritt Road in Fort Mill, South Carolina. This particular stretch of roadway houses three separate Fort Mill schools in a three-mile span, increasing traffic delays for parents and teenagers a like, leaving school for the afternoon.
Two victims involved in the accident were airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center after the head-on collision occurred. One victim has sustained a leg injury, whereas the other victim has some head trauma injuries.
As of right now, the Fort Mill Police are not releasing any information as to what caused the accident, or if there have been any charges yet filed; however, they are actively investigating the accident and will be releasing an update as soon as it becomes available.
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Aug 22, 2012 | Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
Three people sustained “life threatening injuries” after the car they were in hit a curb, and flipped the vehicle over early Wednesday morning, around 2:30 a.m.
According to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, three people were in the car that was speeding down Tuckaseegee Road, when the driver lost control of the vehicle when he bumped a curb, flipping the vehicle over and causing serious injuries to the passengers and driver.
The CMPD closed the road for investigation purposes, but re-opened Tuckaseegee Rd. around 7:00 a.m. It has not been finalized, however alcohol is believed to have been a contributing factor to the accident.
Both passengers and the driver were ultimately taken to Carolinas Medical Center, the Main location, where there have been reports of possible ” life threatening injuries” to the victims.
Aug 20, 2012 | Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Trucking/Tractor-Trailer Accidents, Uncategorized
The North Carolina Interstate 85 was filled with 21 tons of beer August 18th, when a tractor-trailer truck collided with another vehicle, spilling the tons of Hoppy Libations across the roadways.
The location of the car accident was on I-85 North in Gastonia, NC, and occurred on or about 5:00 p.m. Traffic reports were inflated drastically due to the accident, especially during the ” 5:00 o’clock traffic rush.”
The cause of the accident has been investigated, and it appears as though during a rain storm, the driver of the car spun out of control, slamming into the driver of the tractor-trailer. It was truck driver Jessie Cabiness’ 40th birthday on the date of the accident.
Luckily, there were no injuries that arose from the car accident, aside from the fact that the shipping company is taking the entire shipment of beer to the dump.
Police said the car driver was cited for driving unsafe for the conditions.
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Aug 20, 2012 | Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
Saturday night in Lexington, SC ( near Columbia, SC) was disruptive for two people in particular, as the The Lexington County Coroner has identified two people who were unfortunately, fatally wounded on the night in question.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol has reported that the location of the accident was near Pelion, whereas the driver was headed west on Neely Wingard Rd., and failed to stop at a stop sign at Fairview Rd., colliding with another vehicle. The time of car accident has been reported to be at or about 9:50 p.m.
Oddly enough, the driver of the truck walked away without an injury. The driver of the first vehicle, sadly can not say the same, as he was pronounced dead on scene. The passenger of the first driver’s vehicle was taken immediately to Palmetto Health, but then also perished after arriving at the Hospital.
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Aug 19, 2012 | Car Accidents, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
After 23 years of practicing personal injury law in York County, I am amazed how people survive serious car accidents these days. I have several head-on collision cases in the Rock Hill and Fort Mill area in which everyone in the vehicles should have died. However, thanks to good engineering and angels, all survived with relatively minor injuries. One case involved a very kind elderly couple who did not even break a bone. Nevertheless, I read recently that a new crash test involving luxury cars showing these vehicles may not be able to provide protection from serious injuries in a common accident. More specifically, cars including BMW, Mercedes and Lexus all earned “poor” ratings in a test that simulated what happens when the front corner of a sedan hits another vehicle or an object such as a tree or pole, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In fact, just three out of 11 luxury cars from the 2012 model year passed the new crash test which evaluated front-corner impacts.
In the actual test, 25% of a car’s front end on the driver’s side is rammed into a 5-foot-high rigid barrier at 40 mph. In my experience, this type of impact is fairly common. Most impacts are at an angle and at significant speed. Airbags deploy, and seatbelts are engaged, if being used. According to recent studies, there are more than 10,000 deaths in frontal crashes each year. And this figure is far higher for resulting serious injuries requiring extensive surgery and months of rehabilitation. The study I read showed the Acura TL and Volvo S60 earned “good” ratings, while the Infiniti G was rated “acceptable.” The Acura TSX, BMW 3 Series, Lincoln MKZ and Volkswagen CC all received “marginal” ratings. And, finally, the Audi A4, Lexus ES 350, Lexus IS 250/350 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class were rated “poor.” Given their high prices and highly touted safety reputations, it is quite surprising that these manufacturers did so poorly. I would note that these particular cars are the smaller models in the fleet. Guess you cannot alter basic laws of physics. In these tests, the crash forces in such accidents are transferred to the front wheel, suspension system and firewall. In many instances, the front wheel pushes into the cabin, causing serious leg and foot injuries.
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