Truck Accident Lawyer Blog
Covers trucking accident legal news and trucking accidents, issues, and cases with a focus on the laws in the state of South Carolina.
Author: Michael Jeffcoat is a solo practitioner in Lexington, S.C.
Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • South Carolina • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Truck Accident Lawyer Blog
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Familiar Story of Truck Overturning on Interstate Ramp-With a Twi$t
This one was just too strange not to pass along. On July 16, a tractor-trailer travelling too fast overturned on the ramp between I-85 and I-77 in Charlotte, North Carolina when the cargo shifted. Unfortunately,…
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Prosperity, South Carolina Truck vs. Train Collision
Thankfully, no one was seriously injured in a July 16, 2008, collision between a CSX train and a big rig pulling an empty trailer. Witness statements indicate that the signals were flashing and the driver…
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One-Year Old Among Victims of I-40 Collision in North Carolina
A seven-vehicle collision was touched off by a tractor-trailer plowing into the rear of an SUV on Interstate 40 east of Asheville, North Carolina on July 2nd. Westbound traffic had backed up due to a…
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Two-truck Collision in Charlotte, North Carolina Causes Chemical Spill
Charlotte Fire Department’s HazMat team responded to a collision between a FedEx truck and another truck on Interstate 85 on June 27, 2008. After the FedEx truck was struck in the rear, a strange blue…
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Lake Marion, SC Area Collision Claims Life of Driver
A heavy load may have contributed to a Berkeley County, SC accident involving a landscaping company worker on June 25, 2008. Tim Marshall was driving a one ton pickup truck, pulling forklift on a trailer,…
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Fatal Combine - Tractor Trailer Collision
The South Carolina Highway Patrol continues to investigate a collision between a tractor trailer and a John Deere combine on Highway 178 in Lexington County on June 9. The combine was traveling east when its…
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$7 Million Settlement for Victims of I-85 Truck Wreck
On November 21, 2006, Daniel Becker and his mother, Pamela, were on their way from Mooresville, North Carolina to join family in Alabama for Thanksgiving. Around 10:30 p.m., as they passed through Oconee County, South…
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Motorcycles Get a Shorter Wait at S.C. Stoplights
A new law in South Carolina allows those on motorcycles, bicycles, and mopeds to proceed through a red light after two full minutes of waiting. Under the new provision, the drivers of these vehicles may…
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Charleston I-26 Collision Takes the Lives of Mother & Daughter
A North Charleston mother and one of her twin 15 year-old daughters died recently following a collision with a cement truck on Interstate 26 near Summerville, South Carolina . The 15 year old, Marcushire Akabidavis,…
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Insurance Foxes Rank Henhouse Security
The anti-justice U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious-sounding "Institute for Legal Reform" released its annual survey ranking state legal systems’ fairness to corporations. South Carolina ranked 43rd. For once, a low ranking is good news for…