Why Hire Roden Law After a North Charleston Car Accident
After a crash, the other driver’s insurer starts building its case right away. You should have someone building yours: gathering the crash report, video and medical records, and dealing with the adjusters so you can focus on getting better.
- No fee unless we win. The consultation is free, and you pay nothing up front.
- A South Carolina lawyer on your case. Your case is handled under South Carolina law by attorneys licensed here, from our office at 2703 Spruill Avenue in North Charleston.
- Evidence preserved early. We work to secure video, the crash report and witness accounts before they are lost.
- The full value of the claim. Medical care, lost income, pain and suffering, and damage to your vehicle.
Where Car Accidents Happen in North Charleston
North Charleston sits where I-26, I-526 and the port routes meet, so commuters share the road with container trucks, airport traffic and shoppers. For a closer look, see dangerous roads and intersections in North Charleston.
I-26
I-26 carries commuters from Summerville and Goose Creek into Charleston alongside freight headed to and from the port. See car accidents on I-26 in North Charleston and car accidents near Ladson and I-26 Exit 203.
Ashley Phosphate Road
The Ashley Phosphate Road interchange with I-26 brings interstate traffic straight into one of the area’s busiest shopping corridors. See Ashley Phosphate Road and I-26.
Rivers Avenue and Dorchester Road
These long commercial corridors have frequent signals, driveways and turning traffic, and many people cross them on foot. See pedestrian safety on Rivers Avenue.
Park Circle and the port routes
Around Park Circle and along Spruill Avenue and North Rhett Avenue, neighborhood streets carry port trucks. See pedestrian safety in Park Circle. If a commercial truck was involved, see our Charleston truck accident lawyers.
If the driver who hit you left the scene, see hit-and-run accidents in North Charleston.
South Carolina Rules That Shape a North Charleston Claim
Crashes involving a city, county or state vehicle
If a City of North Charleston, county or SCDOT vehicle caused the crash, or a road defect did, the South Carolina Tort Claims Act applies. Suit must be filed within two years of when the loss was or should have been discovered (S.C. Code § 15-78-110). Filing a verified claim with the agency within one year is optional and extends that period to three years (S.C. Code § 15-78-80). Recovery against a government entity is capped at $300,000 per person and $600,000 per occurrence, with no punitive damages (S.C. Code § 15-78-120). See government vehicle accidents.
Insurance: minimum limits, UM and UIM
South Carolina drivers must carry at least $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident in bodily injury liability, plus $25,000 in property damage (S.C. Code § 38-77-140). A serious crash can exceed those limits quickly. Every South Carolina auto policy must include uninsured motorist coverage (S.C. Code § 38-77-150), and insurers must offer underinsured motorist coverage (S.C. Code § 38-77-160). After a hit-and-run with an unknown driver, UM claims require a prompt police report and corroboration that the other vehicle existed (S.C. Code § 38-77-170).
Where your case would be filed
Most North Charleston car accident lawsuits are filed in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas at the Charleston County Judicial Center, 100 Broad Street, downtown. North Charleston also reaches into Berkeley and Dorchester counties, and a crash in one of those parts of the city may be filed in that county instead. For how South Carolina settlements are valued, see South Carolina car accident settlement value. For a crash on the peninsula, see our Charleston car accident lawyers.
