Residents of South Carolina may be interested in a report about a five-vehicle accident that killed seven people on I-75 in Florida earlier in January. Investigators have found that a truck driver involved in the accident is likely to have caused the chain reaction...
Parkland shooting gives rise to wrongful death suit
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | May 3, 2018 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
The Parkland school shooting that took place on Feb. 14 led to the deaths of 17 people. Residents of South Carolina should know that the father of one of the victims, who was a student, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several defendants. One of them happens...
Dangers of keyless ignition systems and carbon monoxide
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Jan 6, 2016 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
A feature that is often touted to sell new cars to people in South Carolina is a keyless ignition system. While these systems are popular, they also bring hidden dangers about which people should be aware. Unlike keyed ignition systems, keyless systems do not...
Different outcomes in criminal and civil court
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | May 12, 2015 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
Families in South Carolina that feel a loved one's death was the fault of someone's negligent or willful actions sometimes decide to file a wrongful death lawsuit. Because there is a lower burden of proof in a civil lawsuit than in a criminal trial, there are cases...
Man arrested after SC hit-and-run accident that killed cyclist
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Mar 2, 2015 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
Police arrested a 29-year-old South Carolina man in connection with a Feb. 26 hit-and-run accident in Charleston that resulted in the death of a bicyclist. Authorities believe that the accused man was drunk at the time of the accident and have filed DUI charges...
Toxicology results pending in crash that killed four
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Feb 18, 2015 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
South Carolina authorities said alcohol may have played a role in a wrong-way crash that claimed the lives of four people on Interstate 85 in Spartanburg County on Feb. 11. The accident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. near Exit 68. According to police, a trooper...
Man struck and killed after South Carolina car wreck
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Jan 21, 2015 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
A 61-year-old man who exited his vehicle to inspect the damage it sustained in an auto accident was struck and killed by another car on Interstate 77 in Fort Mill on Jan. 17. The crash happened around 1 a.m., according to the South Carolina State Highway Patrol....
Fatal South Carolina crash may have involved alcohol
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Nov 5, 2014 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
A traffic accident near Greenville resulted in the death of an 82-year-old man on Oct. 25. According to authorities, the incident occurred just before 4:40 a.m. on Augusta Road near its intersection with White Horse Road. The 82-year-old man was traveling in the...
2-vehicle collision kills South Carolina man
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Sep 30, 2014 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
A Grovetown man is dead following a two-auto accident in Beech Island around noon on Sept. 20. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, an additional five individuals who were also involved suffered undescribed injuries. According to preliminary investigations,...
5-car crash kills married couple
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Sep 15, 2014 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, a pickup truck broadsided a sedan carrying a 29-year-old man and his 28-year-old wife in Seneca around 7:40 p.m. on Sept. 6. The Highway Patrol took the 52-year-old truck driver into custody, charged him with two counts...
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