Traffic Accidents Involving Two-Wheeled Vehicles Leave Four Dead in Charleston Area
Your Charleston real estate transaction lawyers read a frightening article in today's Post and Courier this afternoon that describes a slew of motor vehicle accidents that happened this past weekend in the Charleston area. According to the article, a bicyclist, a moped operator, and two motorcyclists suffered fatal injuries in 4 separate accidents that occurred between this past Friday and Sunday (May 20-22).
Friday evening, around 10:40 p.m. a 25-year-old man was involved in a bicycle accident when he was struck by a motor vehicle in West Ashley. After the hit and run accident, the cyclist was transported to the Medical University Hospital, where he later died. The Charleston Police Department later found the driver responsible for striking the cyclist on Folly Road, the driver was charged with felony driving under the influence (DUI).
The same evening, closer to 10 p.m., a 32-year-old woman on a moped was merging onto the Ravel Bridge from Coleman Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant when she was struck from the rear by a car. The collision sent the woman off of her moped. Sadly, she died Sunday at Medical University Hospital. Similar to the first incident, this also involved a drunk driver. According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, a 25-year-old Ridgeville man was arrested and charged with felony DUI.
The third of the reported accidents was also on Friday night and occurred near Ridgeville on South Carolina Highway 61. A 40-year-old Summerville man was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple trauma after the motorcycle he was riding collided head-on with a sport utility vehicle (SUV). According to the Colleton County Coroner's Office, the Summerville man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.
On Sunday afternoon at about 1:00 p.m. another fatal motorcycle accident occurred on United States Highway 17 near South Santee Road, not far from McClellanville. According to the Charleston County Sheriff's Office, the motorcyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, went off the road and crashed into multiple trees. Sadly, the impact from the crash proved fatal.
It is unfortunate to say, but so far this summer your South Carolina personal injury attorneys at Howell and Christmas, LLC have commented on a number of fatal motorcycle and drunk driving accidents. Hopefully, drivers, no matter the mode of transportation used, will use these sad incidents as a reminder to be careful and be constantly aware of other vehicles when traveling Charleston roadways for the rest of the summer.
Also, it is always better NOT to drive after drinking than to risk the possibility of getting caught by police and/or causing serious injuries to you or other drivers. And although it isn't required by law, motorcyclists are always better off to wear a helmet, as they significantly reduce the risk of serious brain/head injuries in the event of an accident or fall.
More Blog Posts: Two Single-Vehicle Wrecks Claim Two Lives on Interstate 26, Drunk Driver Hits School Bus, Fatal Crash in Major Professional Cycling Race
