You may be surprised to learn that the leading cause of death among teens in the United States is death from motor vehicle accidents. This statistic makes up nearly three-quarters of all deaths from unintentional injury in teens. In 2014, there were 2,138 teens that were killed in crashes. Of these, 67% were drivers and…
Across South Carolina and the United States trampoline parks and bounce houses are proliferating. And as the numbers of these recreational establishments rise, so the injuries that occur. Trampoline park injuries and injuries from inflatables occur to people of all age ranges. However, are these bounce houses and trampoline parks exposing one segment of our…
Summer time in South Carolina is a great time to take advantage of all of the water-related activities we have access to here in the Upstate. Whether it be swimming, fishing, or boating, there is never a shortage of water-related things to do. Unfortunately, with the surge of water craft and boating activity, comes the…
Local media is reporting that in Greenville,SC a tractor trailer kills two on I-385 and injures two others around 5 a.m. this morning when it crashed into traffic. According to local media outlets that have been reporting on the tragic accident, traffic was stopped in the roadway along I-385 most likely due to construction. The Greenville…
A Wyoming tractor trailer 18 wheeler crash that involved the truck driver reaching over to get candy while he operated his truck according to media has ended in a fatality. WYFF in Greenville SC is reporting about a tragic tractor trailer fatality that claimed the life of one Upstate South Carolina resident and seriously injured a…
Auto accident fatalities are a leading cause of death in the United States according to multiple safety organizations and research institutions. In fact, auto accidents are a leading cause of injury and lost productivity in the United States as well. I suspect that inattentive driving is a leading cause of auto accident fatalities. Inattentive driving…
Media reports that on Saturday, an I-26 accident claimed life of 67-year-old North Carolina woman. She and her husband were traveling west in a GMC Yukon when her husband, driving an SUV, ran off the road and hit a guardrail. According to the media, the fatal collision occurred at mile marker 45 westbound shortly before…
In a split second, lives can change forever. And for the family of a deceased, it can take a lifetime for the healing to occur, if it occurs at all. This past weekend, a group of friends had their lives changed forever in a tragic car accident in Greenville County. According to media reports, at…
Are you sure you want to write that? In this digital world of communication you have to be aware of what you say – or actually-what you are writing. The law of libel, slander, and defamation applies to the world of social media just like it has applied for hundreds of years prior to social…
Truck driver cell phone use. Those words should send a shiver down the spine of anyone operating a vehicle in the United States. Truck driver cell phone use is a trucking accident waiting to happen. In fact, when a truck driver uses a cell phone, the resulting accident will likely cause a very serious injury.…
