Car Accidents in North Charleston, SC

The North Charleston Police Department works wrecks on city streets like Rivers Avenue, Ashley Phosphate Road, and Dorchester Road, while the South Carolina Highway Patrol generally responds on I-26 and I-526. The report stays with whichever agency wrote it. Start there, with the date, the location, and the case number ready. We are not a law firm.

Our listing puts North Charleston in Charleston County, which makes the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas the civil trial court. But the city limits also reach into Dorchester and Berkeley counties, and the county where the crash actually happened is generally what decides the courthouse, not the county on your mailing address. Look at the report. Its location field settles the question.

Possibly more than one party. A tractor-trailer running to a terminal may have a driver, a motor carrier, and a trailer owner behind it, each with insurance and each with a reason to point at someone else. South Carolina's 51% bar applies to your own share of the blame here too. Write down the company name and the DOT number on the door while you still can.

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.