Year: 2021

According to the National Fire Protection Association, someone in the U.S. is burned seriously enough to require treatment roughly every 60 seconds. Burn injuries are one of the leading causes of accidental injury and death in the U.S., especially among…

More than one in five drivers in Johns Island, S.C., has caused a car accident at some point in their driving career, making the coastal community the nation’s most dangerous for car accidents, a survey says. Online auto insurance broker…

Which state has the most car accidents? – Summerville, S.C., a city of about 53,000 people 24 miles north of Charleston, has been cited as one of the cities with the highest number of car accidents in the nation. The list…

As drivers get used to automation features such as adaptive cruise control and lane-centering technology, they become more likely to let their focus slip or take their hands off the wheel, according to a new study. Researchers from the Insurance Institute…

After a crash, your auto insurance (or the other driver’s insurance, if they caused the crash) will pay for your vehicle to be repaired. However, the insurer will often also supply you with a list of ‘preferred’ auto shops, leading…

Drunk driving is illegal in all 50 states, although drivers who make a habit of driving while drunk or tipsy may not get caught until they cause an accident. Unfortunately, sometimes drunk drivers are not convicted of driving under the…

In the state of South Carolina, driving is a privilege that the state bestows upon its citizens. In order to be eligible, potential drivers are required to prove their skills through both written and in-vehicle tests before receiving a license. Unfortunately,…

Some of the most common, and most painful, injuries people suffer in nursing homes and assisted living facilities aren’t broken bones or medication errors: they’re bed sores. Unlike other forms of injury that nursing home residents suffer, bed sores aren’t…