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Auto Accidents

• Portion of U.S. 17 Closed After Accident.
  Feb 02, 2012

  
  Emergency officials had to close part of Highway 17 Bypass near Inlet Square Mall Thursday afternoon after a car accident. The accident happened at 1:03 pm and the southbound lanes were closed for over an hour while emergency crews cleared the scene.
  Troopers are continuing to investigate the accident.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Conway lawyer Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  

• Midlands Man Killed in Car Accident, Driver Charged with DUI
  Feb 01, 2012

  
  A woman who survived a car accident Saturday afternoon in Laurens County has been charged with felony DUI after her husband died as a result of the crash. 24-year-old Amanda Dickert was the driver in a crash that occurred around 4 pm on Highway 14 near Wilson Road in Laurens County. Dickert was driving with her husband when she collided with a 1979 Chrysler driven by Phyllis Lyons. The cars were heading in opposite directions at the time of the accident.
  Dickert's husband died at the scene of the accident from injuries to the neck and chest. Dickert was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash. Amanda Dickert was flown to the hospital to be treated for injuries and was charged Monday with felony DUI. The other driver was treated at a local emergency room.
  The accident remains under investigation by the police.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Conway lawyer Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
   
  
  
  
   
  

• Cyclist Dies After Crash with School Bus
  Feb 01, 2012

  
  The Berkeley County Cornoner's office has stated that Addison Robinson, Jr., 49, died after his bicycle collided with a school bus. The accident happened at 5:37 pm when the school bus which was traveling east on Universal Circle hit the man and bicycle after Robinson veered in front of the bus. Three students were on the bus and were uninjured in the accident. Robinson was flown to MUSC where he later died from his injuries.
  The police will continue to investigate the accident.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  

• Man Electrocuted After Colliding with Utility Pole
  Feb 01, 2012

  
  A man was involved in a car accident early Tuesday morning died after he got out of his car and was electrocuted by a live power line from a utility pole. The accident happened at 3:15 am in the 400 block of Kyzer Road in Lexington county. The victim was identified as George Magoolaghan. He lost control of his Honda Odyssey and hit a utility pole. He exited the vehicle and then came into contact with a live downed power line. He was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries.
  The accident remains under investigation.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
   
  
  
   
  

• Domestic Call Ends in Car Accident
  Jan 31, 2012

  
  The Darlington County deputies responded to a domestic situation Saturday night and the situation escaled into a car chase and subsequent car accident. The 911 call said that a man was fighting with his wife and threatening to shoot her. When officers got to the scene, Terry Dubose, 35, got in his truck and left.
  Authorties tried to stop Dubose and he began a chase. He lost control of the vehicle and crashed at the intersection of Broad and S. Main Street in Darlington. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries, and will be charged with criminal domestic violence, failure to stop for blue lights, and DUI.
  The crash is still under investigation by the highway patrol.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  

• Florence Crash Kills Loris Teenager
  Jan 30, 2012

  
  A Thursday night crash in Florence killed a Loris teenager. Amber Michelle Menus, 17, died at the scene when her Ford Explorer collided with an 18-wheeler commercial wood chip truck at the intersection of SC 327 and Old Marion Highway. Several other people were injured in the accident and were trasported to the hospital.
  The accident is still under investigation by the authorities.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Conway lawyer Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
  
  

• Driver Charged After Wreck with Police Officer
  Jan 30, 2012

  
  A Friday morning car crash sent one North Charleston police officer to the hospital. The accident happened on Ashley Phosphate road when the officer was struck by a Toyota trying to make a left turn. The driver of the Toyota, Kristle Cassel, was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
  The accident is still being investigated by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  

• Man Charged with DUI After Wreck Injures Teenage Girl
  Jan 30, 2012

  
  A 16-year-old was hospitalized after the car she was driving was hit by a drunk driver. The accident happened Thursday at 8:10 pm on Highway 260 in Clarendon County when Clarence Vaughn hit Brittani Steen's car. She was driving west when Vaughn veered over the center line and hit her head-on. She was ejected from the vehicle in the course of the accident.
  Vaughn was charged with felony DUI, open container, and operating an uninsured vehicle. The police will continue to investigate.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
  
  
  
  
  
   
  

• One Dead After Single Car Accident
  Jan 30, 2012

  
  One man is dead after a car accident in Dillon County Sunday morning. The accident happened around 2:40 am on Pleasant Hill Road. The driver was traveling north when the car veered off the right side of the road, then the left side of the road and hit a tree. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was later identified as 32-year-old Bobby McAllister.
  The police continue to investigate the accident.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  

• Gaston Man Dead After Early Morning Accident
  Jan 24, 2012

  
  A Gaston man is dead after a single car accident early Tuesday morning in Lexington County. The accident happened at 12:18 am when 37-year-old Larry Conrad Davies, III was traveling southbound on Glenn Road when he ran off the left side of the roadway in a curve. The vehicle struck a tree, a culvert pipe, a power pole, and a fence before overturning and hitting a second tree. Davies was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle.
  The accident remains under investigation by the Lexington Coroner's office and the SC Highway Patrol.
  If you are in need of a Myrtle Beach SC auto accident attorney, Conway lawyer Dirk Derrick at The Derrick Law Firm has been handling car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway SC for over 23 years. Please call 843-248-7486 today.
  
  
  
  
  
   
  

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