Greenville School Bus Accident Sends Several to Hospital
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, there was a collision between a school bus and a pick-up truck on Wednesday morning near Simpsonville. The accident occurred at 8:20 a.m. on Georgia Road near Greenville Technical College’s Brashier campus. The bus was transporting 51 Woodmont Middle School students when it was hit head-on by a pick-up driven by Michelle Kaufman, 42, of Simpsonville. Authorities say that Kaufman crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into the Greenville County School bus. Seven students suffered injuries in the bus accident and were taken to Hillcrest...
continue readingFiery Wreck on South Carolina’s I-95 Injures Nine People
Around midnight on Saturday, Feb. 4, an accident on I-95 injured nine people. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol officials, two cars collided near the 55 mile marker in Colleton County on northbound on I-95. The same two vehicles veered into the path of an 18-wheeler, causing it to run off the road. The semi truck then crashed into several trees before flipping over and bursting into flames. The driver of the 18-wheeler was able to escape the flames and was not injured. Nine other people were injured in the accident, but none was seriously hurt. Eight were sent to the hospital for...
continue readingGreenville Corporation Issues Safety Resolutions to Prevent Workplace Injuries
South Carolina workplace injuries continue to cost both employers and injured workers millions of dollars every year.South Carolina’s workers’ compensation laws are there for our protection, but they can be difficult to navigate in order to get the full and proper amount of financial compensation an injured worker deserves. Aside from that, companies see their profits drop when they have to pay for accidents that injure to their workers. Some companies shrug off safety concerns and choose to fight injury claims, while others see more benefit in accident prevention. Work-related injuries...
continue readingSpartanburg’s Cleveland Park Children’s Train Accident Raises Questions on the State’s Tort Claims Act
We all remember the tragic accident that took 6-year-old Benjamin Samuel Easler’s life and injured 28 other people. Benjamin’s father is now speaking out against the South Carolina’s Tort Claims Act that restricts settlement amounts. On March 19, 2011, the children’s miniature train at Cleveland Park derailed and overturned. Many injured victims were taken to Spartanburg Regional Hospital and Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Two others were airlifted to Greenville Hospital. During an investigation into the story WSPA uncovered maintenance records for the Cleveland Park amusement train...
continue readingOwner Shoots Dog After It Viciously Attacks 73-Year-Old South Carolina Woman
A 73-year-old woman was seriously injured recently when she was bitten by a neighbor’s dog. The incident report related to the attack states that the woman suffered a severe laceration that went to the bone on her right upper arm. The report also indicated that she had puncture wounds elsewhere on her body. Police deputies said when they talked to the owner of the dog, he told them that he shot and killed his dog immediately after the woman was bitten. In a statement issued to South Carolina media, the owners said that they are very sorry about the attack adn very concerned about the...
continue readingTwo Fatal Accidents on South Carolina Roads
Man dies in motorcycle and tractor trailer wreck in Florence Last Wednesday night around 7:15 p.m., Joseph Gaskins, 36, was killed in a wreck near Scranton in Florence County. Gaskins allegedly struck an 18-wheeler while riding his motorcycle on West Lee Flowers Road.Close to 100 motorcyclists have died in South Carolina motorcycle accidents this year.Deadly car accident in Greenville County Early Friday morning an Indiana woman lost her life in a two-vehicle accident in Greenville County. Iris Frances Cortes-Rosario, 35, of Goshen, IN, was traveling north on Highway 183 to visit her...
continue readingAnderson Man Charged With DUI in Crash That Injured A State Trooper
An Anderson man has been charged with driving under the influence after a crash that injured a South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper. A deputy with the Anderson County Police Department says that the 29-year-old alleged drunk driver was traveling south on state Highway 81 North when he turned his pickup truck into the path of a southbound trooper’s car around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30. The pickup driver was treated and released from the hospital before being booked into the Anderson County jail. It is unknown whether he has retained a South Carolina attorney. Fortunately enough for the...
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