Woman Claims Texting, Not Drinking Caused Crash
Personal Injury Lawyers Representing Charleston & nearby areas of South Carolina
A woman who claimed she was writing a text message when she struck another vehicle head-on has been charged with drunken driving.
26 year-old Margaret A. Towne, of Braintree, has been charged with drunken driving, driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident. According to Braintree Deputy Police Chief Russell Jenkins, the crash occurred early Saturday morning on Forbes Road when Towne’s Mitsubishi SUV struck a Honda Accord being driven by a 20 year-old woman with a 21-year-old male passenger.
Towne swerved into the wrong lane of travel, and the driver of the Honda was unable to avoid the car. Jenkins said that after the collision “Towne allegedly asked if the couple was OK but fled on foot when the man asked if she was drunk. The man gave chase and caught up with Towne a short distance away, where Patrol Officer William Cushing Jr. joined them.”
Towne told Cushing it was texting not drinking that caused the accident. After failing several sobriety tests Towne was charged with DUI.
If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, please contact the Charleston Personal Injury Lawyers of The Steinberg Law Firm by calling 843-720-2800.
Related Posts
Why is Workers Compensation Considered a “Limited Remedy?”
Many hard working clients who are injured on the job are surprised the law can limit one’s recovery. The limits are rooted in the original Workers Compensation Act passed in…
Elementary school crossing guard hit by car
A 35 year-old Summerville woman sustained serious brain injuries earlier this week after she was hit by a teenage driver in front of Sangaree Elementary. Her family says her injury…
