A man from Lexington, South Carolina has been charged with drunk driving following a car accident that killed his wife.

The accident occurred at 8:15 on May 14 when the couple was driving on Old Orangeburg Road when their car went off the road. After leaving the roadway, the car sideswiped a utility pole and landed in a ditch.

The 44-year-old driver was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries and his 45-year-old wife was pronounced dead at the scene. A few days after the accident, the man was arrested for DUI that resulted in death charges.

Drunk driving is a serious crime that can cause serious injury and has devastating effects on all involved. Our thoughts are with the victim's family.

Freshway Foods announced the voluntary recall of products that contain romaine lettuce because of possible E. coli bacteria contamination. The romaine lettuce was sold primarily in the eastern area of the nation.

The recalled products are sold under the Freshway brand and the Imperial Sysco brand with a use by date of May 12 or earlier. Freshway is working witht the Food and Drug Administration to inform consumers of the recall. The product was sold to retailers in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, New York and other eastern states.

If you or a loved one has been injured or become ill by a poorly manufactured consumer product, contact the Charleston defective product lawyers of the Steinberg law firm by calling 843-720-2800 today.

A woman from South Charleston was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Ohio Tuesday.

According to a statement released by officials with the Springfield Regional Medical Center, 48 year-old Debra S. Wilson, of South Charleston, was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash on U.S. 40 at Houston Pike in Clark County, Ohio. The crash occurred shortly after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, police say. 

According to officials at the Springfield Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, Wilson was traveling south on Houston Pike when she failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into the path of a westbound truck driven by 76 year-old Allen Reese, of Cedarville. Reese's truck collided with the left side of Wilson's car. The force of the impact sent Wilson's vehicle off the north edge of U.S. 40. 

Wilson was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash, authorities say.

Harmoney Township emergency personnel responded to the scene. 

Reese was transported to Springfield Regional Medical Center, following the accident, where he was treated and released. Reese voluntarily consented to a urine sample at the hospital; results are pending. 

The accident remains under investigation.

The Charleston personal injury attorneys of the Steinberg Law Firm have been helping people with auto accident claims for over 80 years, and we understand the devastating impact a car accident can have. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim's family and friends. 

A man from Florida was killed in a Charleston motorcycle accident on US-17 early Thursday evening.

According to Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamera Willard, 31 year-old James Marlow, of Ocala, FL, died of multiple trauma after a car collided with his motorcycle shortly after 5:00 p.m. Thursday. The accident occurred in an area between Farrow Parkway and Harrelson Boulevard, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol spokesman, Lace Corporal Paul Brothers. Marlow was rear-ended by a 1987 Oldsmobile as it slowed to make a left turn off the US-17 Bypass, police say.

Investigators say Marlow was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. A second passenger on the motorcycle was transported to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center after the crash. Officials could not comment on the nature or extent of the passenger's injuries.

The driver of the Oldsmobile, 18 year-old Gwendolyn T. Rich, of Myrtle Beach, was uninjured in the accident and has been questioned by on-scene investigators. 

The crash remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. No charges have been filed at this time.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims' families and friends.

A man from Belton was airlifted to a hospital Tuesday after a South Carolina car accident.

According to officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, 18 year-old Hunter Callahan was traveling south on Henry Thomas Road in Belton shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday when the accident occurred. Authorities say Callahan ran off the road, overcorrected, careened off the opposite shoulder and struck a tree near S.C. 252. 

According to Parol Lance Corporal Scot Edgeworth with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Callahan was trapped inside his 1990 Chevy truck for more than an hour as rescue teams from the Belton Rescue Squad, Rock Springs Fire Department, and Craytonville Fire Department worked to free him. Callahan was airlifted by MedTrans helicopter to Greenville Hospital System at approximately 9:50 a.m.

Edgeworth said Callahan was cited for driving too fast for conditions and was not wearing a seatbelt.

He is expected to make a full recovery.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a South Carolina car accident, please contact a Charleston personal injury lawyer from the Steinberg Law Firm by calling 843-720-0700.

A woman was killed in a South Carolina car accident Saturday.

According to officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, 57 year-old Marie Terens was driving a 1999 Mercury Cougar on Laurel Street in Lexington shortly after 1:30 p.m. Saturday when the accident happened. Authorities report that Terens was traveling at an excessive speed, well above the posted limit, when she lost control of her vehicle, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck several trees.

Terens was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, police say. She was ejected from the vehicle upon impact. Terens was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Police continue to investigate the crash and a toxicology report is pending.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim's friends and family.