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• Bicycle Deaths

  Will Parker | May 16, 2007 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Safe Kids Worldwide recently published a study revealing that an average of 17 children die daily as a result of preventable accidents. Data from the Safe Kids Web site said South Carolina ranked 18th in the nation for accidental injury deathsfor children during the summer. The data determined more than four children per 100,000 died each summer because of preventable injuries. An easy way to...

• Motorcycle Accidents During Spring Rally

  Will Parker | May 16, 2007 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Each May, thousands of bikers gather in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for the Harley Davidson Bike Rally. With so many bikers on the road, there is an influx of accidents involving motorcycles. As of Tuesday, May 15, 2007 the number of motorcyle accidents is follows:Motor vehicle incidents involving motorcycles through TuesdayCrashes | 54Fatalities | 1Citations | 379Source: Horry County Emergency...

• Evenflo Embrace Car Seat Recall

  Mike Kelly | May 11, 2007 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Ohio-based Evenflo Company has announced the recall of approximately 450,000 Evenflo Embrace Car Seats, which can also be used as infant carriers outside of vehicles.There have been reports of nearly 700 instances in which the handle on the product released unexpectedly, and more than 150 children have been injured. The injuries range from cuts and bruises to at least one skull fracture."The key...

• Senate Backs Workers' Compensation Overhaul

  Christina Cole | April 13, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Businesses will now face more exploration when insuring workers against injuries. Employees are likely to collect less money for certain ailments under workers' compensation legislation that has won key Senate approval Thursday, falling short to meet many business leaders' hopes.The legislation states businesses can face felony charges if they understate how much they pay workers or if they...

• Cardinal Resting After Slip & Fall

  Christina Cole | April 09, 2007 11:58 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  The Cardinal is recuperating at his home, recovering from a fractured femur he suffered after a slip and fall at a Northwest Side Church on Monday.The Archdiocese says the Cardinal will continue to rest and take it easy while maintaining his regular work schedule from his home, although, all of his public appearances in the immediate future will be rescheduled or postponed.A camera caught the...

• Officer Involved in Wreck, Fell Asleep at the Wheel

  Christina Cole | April 04, 2007 8:26 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  The S.C. Highway Patrol has concluded, a Columbia police officer involved in a February car crash that killed two police horses, had fallen asleep at the wheel.On February 8, the Officer was traveling in his Chevy pickup truck towing a horse trailer on his way to the department's stable, when his pickup drifted onto the right shoulder crashing into a pine tree.The officer was trapped inside the...

• Social Security Awarded After 5 Years of Waiting

  Christina Cole | March 31, 2007 8:48 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  A sickly Charlotte, North Carolina, woman whose case is just one example of the years long worth of delays within the Social Security disability program, will finally receive her benefits any day now.An administrative law judge recently awarded the woman her monthly social security disability payments, which should typically be approximately $947, nearly five years after she first applied to the...

• Officials Investigating Alleged Nursing Home Abuse

  Christina Cole | March 28, 2007 3:13 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Police are currently investigating a case of reported nursing home patient abuse. Friday, officers were called to Georgetown Healthcare and Rehab where they met with the director of the home and a representative from the S.C. Department of Social Services. According to the report, a 55-year old patient was allegedly chocked by a nurse's aide.The man said in the report, the attack occurred in...

• Mike Kelly, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | February 18, 2007 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  For more than 29 years, Mike Kelly has been fighting for the rights of the people of South Carolina. Mike founded the Mike Kelly Law Group in 2004 to provide exceptional legal services to those who have been injured by the conduct of another.Mike has received many awards throughout his practice of law, including the Public Citizen Award from the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association and The...

• The Mike Kelly Law Group

  Staff Writer | February 18, 2007 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  The motto of The Mike Kelly Law Group is, "We're here for the people of South Carolina" for a reason. For more than 29 years, Mike Kelly has been fighting for the rights of the people of South Carolina. Mike founded the Mike Kelly Law Group in 2004 to provide exceptional legal services to those who have been injured by the conduct of another. The Mike Kelly Law Group is committed to representing...