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Covers trucking accidents and trucking accident legal news, cases, and issues with a focus on South Carolina Law.
By Michael Jeffcoat, Esq.

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Familiar Story of Truck Overturning on Interstate Ramp-With a Twi$t

Posted on July 29, 2008
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, this happens all too frequently, which I recently commented on...

Prosperity, South Carolina Truck vs. Train Collision

Posted on July 29, 2008
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 stopped, but then tried to beat the train. The train struck the trailer of the rig, which probably spared serious injuries...

One-Year Old Among Victims of I-40 Collision in North Carolina

Posted on July 29, 2008
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 lane closure while crews trimmed trees beside the highway...

Two-truck Collision in Charlotte, North Carolina Causes Chemical Spill

Posted on July 29, 2008
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 liquid was seen leaking from the rear door. The North Carolina Department of Transportation closed several lanes of northbound I-85 as the HazMat team worked to clean up the chemical...

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Lake Marion, SC Area Collision Claims Life of Driver

Posted on July 29, 2008
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, when wasn?t able to stop at a stop sign at Canady Branch Road and U...

Fatal Combine - Tractor Trailer Collision

Posted on July 29, 2008
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 driver pulled over to let cars pass. The driver of a Freightliner rig attempted to pass, but struck the combine...

$7 Million Settlement for Victims of I-85 Truck Wreck

Posted on July 29, 2008
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 Carolina, the driver of a northbound rig pulling two trailers lost control of his vehicle...

Motorcycles Get a Shorter Wait at S.C. Stoplights

Posted on July 29, 2008
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 treat the red light as a stop sign after 120 seconds...

Charleston I-26 Collision Takes the Lives of Mother & Daughter

Posted on July 29, 2008
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, was driving, while her mother, Christina Akabidavis was in the front passenger seat of their Honda...

Insurance Foxes Rank Henhouse Security

Posted on May 13, 2008
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 South Carolina?s citizens...

Recent Truck Spills on I-26 in South Carolina Remind Us of Dangers

Posted on April 03, 2008
Two tanker trucks overturned on South Carolina Interstate 26 exit ramps in the past week, highlighting the dangers the public faces from inattentive truck drivers. The first incident occurred at the I-26/U.S. 301 interchange in Orangeburg County. The South Carolina Highway Patrol indicated the driver of a tanker truck carrying sodium bisulfate decided too late to exit I-26 and ran off the ramp because he was traveling too fast to handle the curve...

The Wal-Mart "Subrogation" Case - or Why Much of the Verdict and Settlement Funds May Not End Up Going to the Victim

Posted on April 02, 2008
One of the reasons that it is so important to fully compensate injured people is that the injured person may have a lot of financial responsibilities from the incident that you may not be aware of. For example, after the injured person's attorney reaches a settlement with an at-fault driver, most members of the public assume that the money, minus attorney fees and costs, goes straight to the injured victims...

$20.2 Million Verdict Against Trucking Company After Deaths of 3 Teens

Posted on March 20, 2008
On the July 4th weekend in 2002, Christina Chakonas and Diana Kakidas had plans. They were going to watch the fireworks, then head to a dance club. No drugs, no alcohol, just have some fun. Their group met a group of boys and one of the boys, Adam McDonald, got into Christina?s car for the drive to the club...

Dave Swanner to the Rescue

Posted on February 27, 2008
South Carolina's quintessential lawyer-blogger, Myrtle Beach's Dave Swanner, has been blogging on legal topics by way of his South Carolina Trial Law Blog for quite a while now. I always appreciate the high quality of the information that Dave offers...

South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Fatally Injured in Accident

Posted on February 06, 2008
In a tragic turn of events, Lance Corporal James Haynes, an eleven year veteran of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, died early Friday morning in an accident as he responded to a tractor trailer collision. Corporal Haynes?s patrol car left the rain-slicked roadway near Orangeburg, South Carolina and struck a utility pole...

Four Truck Wreck in Bamberg County, South Carolina Leaves One Driver Dead

Posted on January 08, 2008
A logging truck on Highway 321 north of Olar, South Carolina lost a tire Monday morning, setting off a chain of events leading to a truck collision that took the life of one driver. The logging truck, driven by Eddie Best of Orangeburg, was southbound on Highway 321, followed at some distance by two empty tractor trailers...

A Trucking Case that Helped Bring Down a Governor

Posted on January 08, 2008
The tragic story of how Duane and Janet Willis lost six of their children illustrates why it is so important to seek justice after a truck accident. The Reverand and Mrs. Willis were traveling through Milwaukee on I-94 in November, 1994 on their way to their adult son?s home for a birthday party...

Tanker Truck Hits Driver Pushing Disabled Car Off I-20

Posted on December 17, 2007
Debra Minder was fatally injured early December 15 in Aiken County, South Carolina as she tried to push her stalled car out of traffic near mile marker 31 on Interstate 20. Ms. Minder, of Eastover, South Carolina, was on the driver?s side of her car, while her fianc� pushed from the rear of the car...

South Carolina Trucker Who Forced Closure of I-26 Charged

Posted on December 13, 2007
The South Carolina Highway Patrol has charged Elijah Love of North Augusta, South Carolina, with driving too fast for conditions relating to the incident that closed westbound Interstate 26 in Columbia on Tuesday, December 11. Mr. Love?s tanker truck overturned on the curving overpass interchange between I-26 and I-126...

There Has Just Been a Serious Accident . . . What Now?

Posted on December 12, 2007
It is a horrifying experience when you have been seriously injured in an auto accident, or when a loved one has been lost in a traffic accident fatality. It can be especially traumatic when you don't completely understand where you go from here. There are important steps to take and questions that need to be asked...

Tractor Trailers are a Major Hazard

Posted on December 11, 2007
A wreck in South Carolina involving a tractor trailer can have awful consequences. Big rigs can weigh over 80,000 pounds. The typical four-wheeled car weighs just 3,000 pounds. Because of the massive size of eighteen wheelers, a wreck with one of these monsters can easily cause serious injuries and even fatal results...

Two Car Collision Takes the Life of Gilbert, South Carolina Child

Posted on December 11, 2007
A Sunday evening collision between an SUV and a Toyota Avalon resulted in 9 people being taken to local hospitals. One of the passengers, three year old Jakob Miller of Lexington, South Carolina, died of his injuries at Lexington Medical Center. Our sincere condolences go out to his family...

South Carolina DOT Maintenance Foreman Perishes

Posted on December 10, 2007
Standra Jones, a long-time South Carolina DOT worker and married father of two, was fatally injured when a pickup truck ran off Interstate 26 early Thursday morning, striking him as he supervised a barrier cleaning project. Mr. Jones was rushed to Lexington Medical Center, but doctors were unable to save him...

Orangeburg, South Carolina Tractor-Trailer Wreck Claims the Life of Young Charlotte Woman

Posted on December 04, 2007
Early on Saturday morning, December 1st, a Freightliner truck on I-26 near Orangeburg, South Carolina rear-ended the Suzuki automobile in which Danielle Davis was riding. Ms. Davis, a 21 year old resident of Charlotte, died from her injuries. The driver, Jennifer Davis, and another passenger in the car, Rose Jackson, were injured and transported to a local hospital...

Trucker Found Guilty in Illinois Negligent Homicide Trial

Posted on December 04, 2007
A McHenry County, Illinois judge has found Vincente Zepeda guilty of eight counts of negligent homicide and one felony count of failure to inspect his vehicle. The charges stemmed from an October, 2007, incident in which the defendant slammed his 35-ton tractor trailer into the rear of a tour bus near a toll plaza on Interstate 90...

Driver of Deadly July North Charleston Collision Faces Charges in Another Crash

Posted on December 04, 2007
The trucker at the center of a multiple fatality crash on I-526 on July 14, 2007 faces charges of DUI near his hometown in North Carolina. Bobby Davis was arrested following a November 2 incident in which he went careening over a mailbox and through a yard before crossing the road and crashing into a tree...

Longs, South Carolina Woman Succumbs to Injuries from Veterans Day Motorcycle Accident

Posted on November 26, 2007
Motorcycle enthusiasts Debra and David Carlson were both injured when a vehicle reportedly pulled out in front of their motorcycle on S.C. 90 in Horry County on November 11. Despite wearing a helmet, Mrs. Carlson suffered grievous injuries in the collision...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 21, 2007
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. Ralph Waldo Emerson Here's wishing each of you a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. I am thankful everyday for the opportunities I have to do the work that I do...

House of Representatives Votes to Prohibit Pilot Program That Would Have Allowed Mexican Truckers Full Access to U.S.

Posted on November 21, 2007
The U.S. House of Representatives voted November 14 against spending our tax money on the Mexican trucker program. This time, the vote was to accept a compromise version of the Department of Transportation funding bill that included the prohibition. This is the same program I have written about before that would allow Mexican truckers to travel virtually anywhere in the United States, without complying with the same safety regulations as U...

Why All The Fuss About Tractor Trailer Wrecks?

Posted on November 21, 2007
Thousands and thousands of trucks are on the roads - every minute of every day. By some estimates, nearly one out of four of those trucks have safety violations. These safety violations put all of us at risk. Wrecks involving tractor trailers are not just like any other motor vehicle accident...

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