Car Accidents in Greenville, SC

Greenville Police handle wrecks on city streets, including Main Street, Augusta Road, and Laurens Road inside the city, while the Greenville County Sheriff's Office covers the unincorporated county and the South Carolina Highway Patrol generally works I-85 and I-385. Pull the report from the agency whose officer wrote it, and bring the case number from the scene. Without it, expect a longer wait.

Greenville County Court of Common Pleas. That's the civil trial court for Greenville County, and a South Carolina injury suit generally starts there, though filing is the exception, since most claims get resolved with an insurer without a suit ever being drafted. The three-year deadline governs either way, and it runs from the date of the crash. If you already have a lawyer, you don't need us.

Generally yes, when a motor vehicle is involved. The trail crosses streets at grade in several places, and a driver turning across one of those crossings raises the same fault question as any other collision, so expect the insurer to ask what you were wearing and whether you had a light. Under the 51% bar, your share of the blame comes off what you can recover. The question isn't idle.

In South Carolina, the deadline is generally 3 years from the date of the accident. 3 years personal injury; wrongful death 3 years. Deadlines are strict — the sooner you act, the more options you have.