South Carolina increases the penalties for a DUI or driving with an unlawful alcohol concentration charge when the case qualifies as a second, third, fourth, or later offense. The state generally uses a ten-year lookback period for qualifying prior violations. Prior impaired-driving offenses from South Carolina, another state, or a municipality can count when they […]
The Myrtle Beach Bike Week Fall Rally brings motorcycle riders and visitors to the Grand Strand each year. The official 2026 Fall Rally is scheduled for September 25 through October 4, 2026, with rally activity extending across the Grand Strand from North Myrtle Beach toward Georgetown, South Carolina. If you are involved in a motorcycle […]
Yes. In South Carolina, you can be charged with DUI after taking prescription medication if the medication materially and appreciably impairs your ability to drive. The key issue is not whether the drug was prescribed legally. The issue is whether the substance affected your driving faculties to the degree required by South Carolina law. McCutchen […]
A hit-and-run accident in South Carolina can leave you with injuries, vehicle damage, and no insurance information from the driver who left. Your first priorities are to protect your safety, report the crash to law enforcement, seek medical care when needed, and preserve evidence that may identify the other vehicle or show how the collision […]
Back-to-school traffic can change driving patterns across Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, especially during morning drop-off and afternoon pickup periods. Cars, school buses, pedestrians, bicyclists, teen drivers, parents, commuters, and commercial vehicles may share the same roads at the same time. When a crash happens, liability usually depends on who failed to use reasonable care and […]
If you are arrested for DUI in Myrtle Beach over Labor Day weekend, you may face two separate legal tracks: the criminal DUI case and an administrative driver’s license matter. South Carolina prohibits driving when alcohol, drugs, or a combination of substances materially and appreciably impairs your ability to drive. A chemical-test result of 0.08 […]
Social media can affect a South Carolina personal injury case because photographs, videos, captions, comments, location tags, private messages, and activity updates may be compared with what you have reported about the accident, your injuries, your work limitations, and your recovery. McCutchen Vaught Geddie & Hucks, P.A. advises injured people in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, […]
Late summer motorcycle accident claims in South Carolina can become complicated because one crash may involve disputed fault, multiple insurance policies, serious injuries, and evidence that disappears quickly. In Myrtle Beach and across the Grand Strand, August and early September may bring continued visitor traffic, changing school-year travel patterns, sudden rain, wet pavement, and drivers […]
A college arrest in Myrtle Beach can create two separate matters: a South Carolina criminal case and a school conduct proceeding. Each process may affect your enrollment, campus housing, scholarships, internships, professional licensing, driving privileges, employment, and future background checks. An arrest is not a conviction, and it does not automatically end your education or […]
If an uninsured driver causes a crash in South Carolina, you may still have insurance coverage that can help address your medical bills and other losses. South Carolina automobile policies must include uninsured motorist coverage, often called UM coverage, at least at the minimum limits required by state law. Depending on your policy and the […]