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SC Ranks 18th in Country in Deer Crashes
One out of every 126 cars in South Carolina will crash into a deer this year, according to State Farm Insurance, which has issued a “deer alert” to Palmetto State motorists. South Carolina ranks 18th...
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Are Traumatic Brain Injuries and Criminal Behavior Linked?
Millions of people suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) each year, causing tens of thousands to die and many others to have their lives dramatically altered. Although these injuries can affect...
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I-20 Pileup Claims Young Life
One tragedy can lead to another, as shown by a car crash on I-20 that took the life of a 21-year-old Winthrop University student. The fatal collision was part of a chain reaction that occurred as...
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5 Car Safety Features For SC Drivers
The No. 1 safety fear of drivers age 50 and older is not being able to see clearly at night. That’s according to the study “Enhancing Safety and Comfort For Mature Drivers” by The Hartford and the MIT...
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DUI Charged in I-20 Death
Drunk driving has claimed another life in South Carolina.The driver of a car that killed a state Department of Transportation worker on I-20 in Lexington County has been charged with DUI and leaving...
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Gas Leak at Easley Nursing Home Forces Mass Evacuation
A Pickens County nursing home is back in the news again – and not in a good way.Thirty-six elderly patients at Majesty Health and Rehab in Easley were forced from their rooms in the middle of the night...
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Car Ignition Locks Urged For All SC Drunk Drivers
Every person convicted of DUI in South Carolina – even first-time offenders – would have to pass a breathalyzer test before being able to start their cars if one state legislator gets his...
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SC Highway Death Numbers Down
Here’s a hopeful start to the new year: only half as many people were killed in South Carolina car wrecks in the first days of 2013 as compared with 2012.Seven people have died on South Carolina...
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Six Hurt in Woodruff DUI Wreck
A rear-end crash near Woodruff has resulted in a felony DUI charge and six people injured.The wreck happened January 11 when a driver ran into the back of another car on Highway 221, causing it to flip...
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Burger King Owner Pays $2.5 Million For Sex Harassment
Carrols Corporation – the world’s largest Burger King franchisee, with almost 600 restaurants in South Carolina and nationwide – has agreed to pay $2.5 million for sexual harassment and retaliation...
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Pedestrian Hit by Two Cars on Columbia Sidewalk
A woman standing on a downtown Columbia sidewalk was hospitalized after being injured in a pedestrian accident caused by a driver attempting to beat a red light.The driver struck another vehicle coming...
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Icy Rain Causes SC Highway Death
A winter storm that dropped freezing rain and a glaze of ice on South Carolina is being blamed for dozens of car crashes and at least one death.Seventy automobile accidents were reported in Greenville...
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Workers Exposed to Carbon Monoxide Risk
Federal safety officials are warning employers to take steps this winter to protect workers from serious – and sometimes fatal – exposure to carbon monoxide.The move follows a recent workplace injury...
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SC Workplace Sex Bias Claims Dipped in 2012
Charges of race and sex discrimination on the job declined in South Carolina in 2012 – but charges of religious discrimination went up.That’s according to new figures from the U.S. Equal Employment...
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Checklists Can Prevent Fatal Infections in SC Newborns
Blood infections in newborn babies in South Carolina were reduced by up to 58 percent in hospitals where intensive care workers used safety checklists, a new study shows.The checklists covered the...
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New E-mail Scam Targets South Carolinians
South Carolina consumers should look out for a new email scam that is trying to take advantage of last year’s Department of Revenue security hacking scandal.The scammers are targeting people who signed...
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DUI Deaths Drop In South Carolina
The number of South Carolinians who died in auto accidents involving a drunk driver dropped in 2011.Drunk driving deaths in South Carolina fell from 353 in 2010 to 315 in 2011. Ours was one of only...
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7 Facts About Pedestrian Accidents
As spring arrives and the weather clears, drivers across the state should be alert for pedestrians.Every three days, someone dies in a pedestrian accident in South Carolina, according to the state...
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Cannons Campground Pollution Investigation Continues
GoUpstate.com reported recently that independent testing of residual groundwater near the Cannons Campground community is being done in connection with an investigation concerning the alleged improper...
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Futuristic Transport Raises Current Questions
The U.S. Senate recently held hearings to consider the legal implications of the automated robot-driven cars being tested in three states -- Nevada, California and Florida.Wonder why they’re spending...
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