Two Charleston Area Motorcyle Accidents--One is Fatal
Injury lawyers of Charleston noticed that week and half ago a two men were involved in serious motorcycle accidents one struck while riding on the streets in the Cannonborough neighborhood of Downtown Charleston. The operator of the pick up truck that was responsible for the collision has been charged with felony DUI. The second incident occurred in North Charleston the next morning.
The collision happening off the Penninsula, on the 205 exit ramp to U.S. Highway 78 is the only one where the motorcyclist was fatally wounded. But, the run-in Downtown is the only one where another party was found at fault.
After the wreck, which happened at the corner of Spring and Coming Streets, both the intoxicated driver of the truck and the man riding the motorcycle were taken to the hospital for treatment of personal injuries.
A 31-year-old Goose Creek man lost control of his 2003 Kawasaki on the off-ramp from I-26 at 1:20 a.m. The Charleston Deputy Coroner lists cause of death as a serious head injury, the man was not wearing a helmet.
South Carolina legal professionals note that South Carolina motorcyclists are only required to wear a helmet if they are under the age of 20. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety provides the following information for the rest of the country: 26 other states have similar helmet legislation requiring a subsection of riders to use protective head gear, 20 states require all riders to wear them, and 3 states have no law regarding the use of helmets (Illinois, Iowa, and New Hampshire).
