Produced by Charleston car accident lawyer, Max Sparwasser, this infographic explores the number of car accidents throughout the United States and in South Carolina. There are roughly 6 million car accidents throughout America each year and this number isn’t decreasing. While not all accidents are fatal, the ones that are, usually occur due to drunk drivers, speeding and distracted driving.
Car accidents are becoming more and more frequent in South Carolina as well. In 2016, there was a fatal accident every 9.3 hours. A person was injured every 8.5 minutes by a car wreck as well.