A 19-year-old high school student recently succumbed to the catastrophic injuries he suffered in an accident on May 19. As he lay in a hospital bed struggling for his life, the South Carolina Highway Patrol was conducting its investigation into the car accident that ultimately took his life. It is not yet known whether criminal charges will be filed in connection with the crash and his death.
Reports indicate that the man picked up his 13-year-old sister from her middle school. The two were headed north on South Carolina Highway 28. At the same time, two vehicles were stopped on opposite sides of an intersection that the vehicle was approaching – one facing east and one facing west. As the teenager’s pickup truck traveled through the intersection, the vehicle facing east suddenly began his turn and slammed into the driver’s side of the pickup. The impact flipped the pickup truck into the west-facing vehicle and ejected the driver.
The pickup driver and his sister were both transported to area hospitals, and the driver recently died. The current condition of his sister is not known. The occupants of the other two vehicles involved did not suffer injuries considered to be life threatening. Authorities indicated that the young driver was not responsible for the crash.
The family of these two teenagers has already been through so much. It may give them some solace that the deceased victim was apparently not at fault. The family retains the right to file a wrongful death claim and a personal injury claim in connection with this terrible car accident. Any damages they are awarded as a result of successfully presented claims cannot bring back their loved one, but it may help with the medical costs, funeral costs and other damages incurred since the tragic accident.
Source: wjbf.com, “Silver Bluff High School Student Dies From Injuries Suffered In“, Randy Key, May 29, 2014
Steven Krause is a personal injury, auto accident, and workers’ compensation lawyer who practices in Anderson, SC. He graduated form the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law and has been practicing law for 40 years now. Steven Krause believes in fighting for the injured. Learn more about his experience here.