On Thursday, May 14 a Greenville man was killed in Appling.

According to Columbia County Sheriff’s office, the accident happened at around 10.30 am when 65 year old Garud S. Acharya was stopped in his Toyota Camry on Bennett Road at Ray Owens Road. Acharya worked for ADT and was in the area for his job. He was trying to turn left onto Ray Owens Road, and pulled into the path of a northbound dump truck, being driven by 58 year old David Lee Johnson, of Thomson. The truck, owned by Barry Tabor Paving Inc. hit the Camry on the driver’s side pushing it off the road and into a ditch. The truck then continued moving and ended up on top of the Camry.

Acharya was pronounced dead at the scene due to from blunt force trauma to the head. Johnson was uninjured.

If you have been the victim of an accident, contact our law offices immediately at (864) 280-7660 today or contact us online. We will be able to review your case especially in the case that said accident resulted in serious injury or death, you may be entitled to monetary compensation.

A 3-year-old girl in Aiken, South Carolina died this week after being struck by a golf cart. According to reports filed by police in Aiken, the toddler was standing in a local hospital parking lot when the accident occurred. She was subsequently transported to another hospital before passing away several hours later. The report stated that a security guard at the hospital where the child was struck had been driving the cart. The incident took place around 1:30 in the afternoon on Monday and news of her condition and ultimate passing swept quickly through Aiken and through the little girl’s hometown of Graniteville, South Carolina.

It is unclear at this point how the accident occurred and members of the Aiken Department of Public Safety’s Accident Reconstruction Team are currently investigating the details behind the incident. According to officials, the child was struck in the front of the hospital as the girl was exiting the premises with her family. The community has expressed its support of the family and representatives from the Aiken Department of Public Safety say that an in-depth reconstruction and analysis of the incident will help determine how the accident happened. There has been no official word from the 63-year-old security guard who was driving the cart and an autopsy on the toddler was conducted on Wednesday morning.

If you have been the victim of a negligent accident, contact our law offices immediately at (864) 280-7660 today or contact us online. We will be able to review your case and inspect the tire to see if it has been subject to a recall Especially in the case that said accident resulted in serious injury or death, you may be entitled to monetary compensation.

Driver fatigue plays a role in a large portion of truck accidents. Hours of Service (HOS) regulations were created to prevent fatigue-related accidents, but they do not address all of the causes of truck driver fatigue, and Hos violations are common. If you have been seriously injured (or if a loved one has been killed) in a truck accident, you may be entitled to significant compensation. Please, talk to our Greenville truck accident attorney today.

How Driver Fatigue Causes Truck Accidents

Fatigue is dangerous for drivers of any type of vehicle, and it is even more dangerous for truck drivers. Truck drivers have less margin for error. In addition to falling asleep behind the wheel, fatigue can impair drivers in the following ways:

• Impaired attention
• Poor judgment and decision making
• Slower reaction time
• Decreased alertness
• Microsleeps

Causes of Fatigue

Too many hours on the road is an obvious cause of fatigue, but even drivers who adhere to HOS regulations can suffer from fatigue. Some common causes of truck driver fatigue include:

• Irregular schedules
• Night driving
• Inability to sleep or poor quality sleep during off hours
• Noisy or dangerous conditions preventing sleep
• Physical labor when not driving
• Hazardous weather or traffic conditions
• Hot weather
• Health issues
• Poor diet
• Stress
• Depression
• Problems at home

South Carolina trucking accident victims need the help of an experienced and dedicated Greenville truck accident attorney. To learn more about your rights and potential compensation please call the Dan Pruitt Injury Law Firm at (864) 280-7660 today or contact us online. During your free initial consultation, we will go over the facts in your case and you will learn what to expect. If you choose to go forward, and we agree to handle your case, we will represent you on a contingency fee basis. We only get paid if we win money for you.