Columbia Personal Injury Legal Blog Archives

In the early morning hours of April 20, 2014, a house firebroke out in a three-story beach house in Garden City, South Carolina. A South Carolina family from Lamar, SC was vacationing for the week at the beach house. The family also rented a golf cart from Woody’s Beach Rentals to use for the week.… Read More

Kelvin Washington, an elected member of the Richland County Council, was arrested on Saturday, February 27 for driving under the influence. The charges were made in connection with a Hopkins, South Carolina auto accident. The accident occurred when Councilman Washington rear-ended another car at the corner of Bluff Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard in… Read More

A driver in Rock Hill was recently arrested after authorities noticed him driving above the speed limit and displaying signs of distraction or intoxication. Information coming from the Rock Hill Police Department said several charges were filed against Jason Dale Naulder, including driving while under the influence (DUI), after he was arrested on January 9. Naulder,… Read More

A male pedestrian was recently struck by two vehicles while crossing a road in Charleston. According to reports, an investigation is being conducted by the Charleston Police after a pedestrian named James Alexander Moore Jr. was struck by a vehicle on December 5. The accident reportedly happened at about 3:00 in the morning when Moore was… Read More

Attorney Robert Goings of the Goings Law Firm, LLC, was recently featured in the Columbia Metropolitan after being named a Best Lawyer for Litigation by Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers uses a rigorous selection process based on peer review to identify leading attorneys in their respective locations and practice areas. Click here to view Robert Goings’ profile in the Columbia… Read More

Over the weekend the state of South Carolina received torrential rainfall that caused historic flooding across our state. Our hometown of Columbia has experienced especially catastrophic damage. Many people have lost their homes to rising floodwaters. Others have been injured in auto accidents resulting from many of South Carolina’s roads and bridges being washed out.… Read More

Greenwood mayor David Welborn Adams was recently arrested after authorities accused him of operating a vehicle while under the influence, an article from wistv.com reported on September 20. On September 19, authorities from the South Carolina Highway Patrol arrested the 49-year-old mayor on Edgefield Street. Mayor Adams was reportedly at a safety checkpoint when he… Read More

Data provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) revealed that South Carolina had the leading number of child drowning incidents across the nation in July, wpde.com reported on August 10. In the data collated from USA Swimming Foundation, there were 8 incidents of child drowning in South Carolina since January 1, five of which occurred in July.… Read More

Another auto accident at the center of downtown Columbia has left one car severely damaged. The Columbia auto accident happened at the intersection of two of Columbia’s major roads. One of the cars involved in the accident rolled-over and collided with a traffic light post. Those who are familiar with the city of Columbia know… Read More

On Monday August 3, 2015 an accident that occurred in downtown Columbia at the intersection of Sumter and Gervias Streets caused one of the cars to crash into the cemetery at Trinity Episcopal Church. The accident occurred because one driver failed to yield to a right-of-way and crashed into another car. The collision caused one… Read More