In coastal South Carolina and the Grand Strand region, serious injuries frequently occur during busy commuting hours, in construction and industrial corridors, and near high-traffic intersections. When paralysis is involved, delays can make evidence harder to obtain—especially when witnesses move on, surveillance overwrites, and vehicle/scene conditions change.
A lawyer’s first priority is often practical: collect and preserve what insurance companies will later question.
That typically includes:
- Emergency room and imaging records (including neurological findings)
- Hospital discharge paperwork and follow-up neurology/orthopedic notes
- Photos/video from the scene, if available
- Incident reports (worksite, facility, or law enforcement reports)
- Employment and wage documentation
If you’ve already gathered documents, that helps. If you haven’t, the most important thing is not to wait—the sooner evidence is organized, the stronger the claim can be when liability and damages are disputed.


