A multi-vehicle pileup in Charleston on Monday night sent a sheriff’s deputy to the hospital and left a man facing charges of driving too fast, report news sources.
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. on the westbound side of Interstate 26 near the Avation Avenue Exit when, as the Charleston County Sheriff’s deputy was slowing his patrol car, the cruiser was struck from behind by a 2001 Toyota pickup truck. The impact started a chain reaction, forcing the patrol car into another vehicle, which then collided with a fourth car.
A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said that the deputy, the only person hurt in the collision, was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the pickup truck, a 53-year-old Summerville man, has been charged with driving too fast for conditions.
Being a Greenville auto accident attorney, I am well aware of the types of injuries that can be suffered in a multi-vehicle crash. I wish the deputy a rapid recovery from his injuries. Because of my experience as a Greenville personal injury lawyer, I am very aware of the split-second difference between everything seeming fine and a terrible vehicle crash. I urge motorists always to practice safe driving habits and to stay alert to changing road and traffic conditions.
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