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In yesterday's Post and Courier, which by the way is the South's oldest daily newspaper, your South Carolina car accident lawyers read an article concerning a bicycle accident involving a Charleston County Sheriff's Deputy. The accident occurred Sunday night around 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of Ashley River and Ashley Hall Roads in West Ashley. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, it was determined the Deputy was not at fault in the accident and was driving as he was supposed to be when the accident occurred.

Also according to the S.C. Highway patrol, the 27-year-old bicyclist was wearing dark clothing (dark pants and dark polo shirt) when the Deputy’s 2009 Ford Crown Victoria cruiser struck him.

When riding a bike at night, especially along busy roadways and highways, it is imperative to make yourself visible to drivers by not wearing dark clothing and taking safety precautions like having lights or reflectors on your bicycle and helmet.

After the auto accident the bicyclist was taken to Medical University Hospital. As of late Monday, his condition and extent of injuries was unknown, according to the Post and Courier's article.

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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.

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Like many sports fans, the Charleston workers' compensation lawyers at Howell and Christmas, LLC have often recognized professional cycling as a sport tainted by controversy because of widespread drug use. But, with that being said, it is a sport where even the smallest mistake creates the potential for catastrophic consequences for the athlete; broken bones, head and spinal injuries, and as we saw this week, death.

While navigating a downhill mountain pass in the third stage of this year's Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy), Belgian cyclist Wouter Wylandt lost control of his bike for a split second and slammed into a roadside wall, a crashed that ultimate killed the rider. It was an extremely unfortunate incident for the cycling world, as it was the first fatality at the Italian race in 25 years and the first at one of the sport's showcase tours in 16 years.

At the time fatal bicycle accident Wylandt was traveling at speeds upward of 50 mph. In an Associated Press article on the ESPN website a Giro doctor noted Wylandt suffered a serious head injury from a fracture in the skull base, and while the paramedic team performed cardiac massage, after 40 minutes, they had to suspend resuscitation because there was nothing more they could do.

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