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How to Recover from Injuries Sustained by a Drunk Driver?

Without a doubt the best way to fully recover financially for injuries sustained by a drunk driver is to hire the best attorney you can find and not talk with the insurance company representative or adjuster without legal representation.  Our firm has the experience and reputation in South Carolina of fighting against drunk and impaired… Read More


Are you looking to hire the best Personal Injury Lawyer? 5 Tips to Hire the Right Attorney

Robert F. Goings – Top Voted Personal Injury Attorney When other attorneys believe you are at the Top, it means something!  Robert F. Goings was named in the Midlands of South Carolina as the Top Voted attorney in the field of Personal Injury in the 2019 Columbia Business Monthly’s Legal Elite of the Midlands.  He was… Read More


I was hit by a Drunk Driver, what can I do?

One of the types of cases the Goings Law Firm handles the most involves drunk driving car collisions.  We are offended by drunk drivers, and we fight hard to make sure those intoxicated drivers stay off the road.  We demand that drunk drivers  pay our clients a lot of money for the harm they cause.… Read More


Drunk Driver Collision – Can I Sue the Bar?

We often are asked by clients if they can sue a bar, restaurant, or business for over-serving a person that caused a drunk driving related accident. The answer is “YES”. South Carolina does not have a statutory law known as a “dram stop statute” like many states have enacted governing civil liability for alcohol sales.… Read More


Nearly Half of All Fatal Crashes in SC Result from Drunk Driving

South Carolina Ranks #2 Worst Drivers in United States as a Result of Drunk Driving Statistics Car crashes are a leading cause of death in the US and were expected to cause around 40,000 deaths by the end of 2018. To put it plainly, America’s roads are dangerous. Texting behind the wheel is a major… Read More


Drunk Driver Kills Man from Cayce, SC

Authorities have reported that 75-year-old Roger Wayne Johnson of Cayce, South Carolina was killed in a car crash in Lexington on Thursday night. They believe Nicole Marie Wilson, the driver of the other vehicle involved in the accident, was driving while drunk and failed to stop at a red light, causing her vehicle to crash into Johnson’s.… Read More


Richland County Council Member Charged with Felony DUI after Causing Rear End Auto Accident

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


Intoxicated driver arrested in Rock Hill

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


Richland County Man Killed by Drunk Driver in Motorcycle Accident

On Saturday evening, June 20, 2015, a Richland County man was killed while riding his motorcycle on Leesburg Road. Another Columbia area driver, who was driving under the influence, caused the crash. Reports state that the at-fault driver has been arrested for felony DUI involving a death. The victim of this motorcycle accident leaves behind… Read More


Felony DUI charges filed against man involved in deadly wreck

The driver responsible for the accident that left three people dead was recently charged with several counts of felony intoxicated driving, News 13 reported on November 10. Anderson Police Lieutenant Mike Aikens stated that on November 8 the vehicle of 24-year-old Riley Christopher McDermott went to the opposite lane and slammed to an oncoming vehicle… Read More


Last Updated : June 14, 2022
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