Year: 2018

If you are in search of a great goal for the New Year, why not resolve to be a better driver? New Year’s resolutions for safer driving can help to reduce your risk of being involved in a car accident,…

As temperatures begin drop in Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach and across South Carolina, the probability increases of hazardous road conditions and weather-related car accidents. Traditionally, South Carolina doesn’t get much snow. However, the January 3, 2018 storm that dropped 3 to 5…

Bike share services offer inexpensive, short-term bicycle rentals for Charleston residents and visitors. Bicycle rents, which are accessed using mobile phone apps, have become popular in many urban areas including Charleston. While bike share programs have positive benefits, they do…

The latest urban fad is one that too easily leads to personal injury. Electric scooters — or e-scooters — rented for use on city streets are creating risks and injuries in cities across the country. As the toll of injuries…

About 30 students and local residents attending a homecoming party near Clemson University were seriously injured when the floor of an apartment clubhouse at Woodlands of Clemson apartment complex collapsed. The people who fell through the collapsed floor and sustained…

The headline is dismaying: “Hospitals know how to protect mothers. They just aren’t doing it.” The premise of the 5,000-word USA Today report is stunning: “The vast majority of women in America give birth without incident. But each year, more than 50,000…

Thousands of motorcycle accidents happen every year in South Carolina. Because motorcycle riders and their passengers lack the safety benefits of air bags, seat belts and structural protection, they are highly likely to suffer severe or fatal injuries in these collisions….

If your child is a student-athlete who is looking forward to tryouts or another season with the team, it is natural for you to be concerned. You may worry about their readiness and about what will happen when they start…