Columbia Couple Killed by Drunk Driver Near Walterboro
South Carolina personal injury lawyers learned of a Columbia couple whose vehicle was struck by a drunk driver while they were traveling along Interstate 95. The collision occurred four miles south Walterboro, near mile marker 49, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Sadly, the man and women from Columbia, both in their early 70s, were killed in the collision, according to the Colleton County Coroner’s Office.
South Carolina State Troopers have charged the drunk driver, a 34-year-old man from Delaware, with two counts of felony DUI involving death. The man was driving his 1992 Ford Mustang in the northbound lanes when he changed lanes, striking the 70-year-old women from Columbia. She and her husband were traveling in a Suburban. After the being hit by the drunk driver, the impact forced the Suburban to run off the interstate and collide with a tree.
The couple were both killed at the scene of the auto accident from multiple, serious injuries. It was also reported that both were wearing their seat belts at the time of the accident.
It has been mentioned before, but since unfortunate incidents like these are reoccurring, it should be mentioned again. Driving while either intoxicated or dunk is extremely dangerous, not only for the impaired driver, but, as we have seen in the above-mentioned tragedy, also for others on the road. Drivers with a high blood alcohol content are at a greatly increased risk of car accidents, highway injuries, and vehicular deaths.
The main problem with drunk driving is that every single injury and death caused by drunk driving is 100% preventable. Thanks to strong efforts by South Carolina law enforcement agencies the number of alcohol-related crashes have dropped over recent years, however there are still far too many preventable accidents.
It can be easy to think of alcohol-related accidents as mere dry statistics representing a state- and nationwide problem, but in all actuality these incidents cause serious injury to real people and ruin real lives. Remember the severe consequences the next you think about drinking and driving, and realize it just is not worth it.
