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South Carolina woman will spend one year in prison for felony DUI charge

When people are involved in drunk driving accidents they may face serious consequences, but those consequences may be even more harsh if the accident results in someone being injured or killed. One South Carolina woman recently learned that she will be spending a year behind bars for a drunk driving accident that left a passenger in her vehicle dead.

The accident occurred last July around 2 a.m. Police had been alerted that someone was driving erratically. Moments later, the 20-year-old woman hit the median and crossed four lanes of traffic before landing in a ditch. She was later charged with felony DUI.

South Carolina man's felony DUI charges downgraded

A defendant can be charged with felony DUI if he or she causes great bodily injury or death while driving drunk. Occasionally, however, the actual cause of an accident is not clear. For example, one man's South Carolina felony DUI charges have been downgraded to second offense DUI charges after Highway Patrol investigators determined he was not the only cause of an accident that killed two children.

Prosecutors originally charged a 37-year-old man with two counts of felony DUI and having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. The defendant was driving below the speed limit when he hit a car pulling into a private driveway.

South Carolina woman charged with felony DUI

A young woman from South Carolina could face harsh penalties after one person died in an alcohol-related crash. The accident happened late last month around 4:45 in the afternoon. Officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol say that two vehicles were traveling westbound when they hit each other. The impact of the initial accident sent one of the vehicles into oncoming traffic.

Authorities have charged the driver of one of the vehicles, a 21-year-old female, with felony DUI resulting in death, two counts of felony DUI with great bodily injury and driving under suspension.

Former South Carolina police chief accused of drunk driving

Everyone makes mistakes, even those who promise to protect and serve. Recently, a former South Carolina police chief was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.

The incident happened on Jan. 31. That evening, the former police chief was pulled over and arrested by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Potentially harsher penalties for those convicted of DUI

Those in South Carolina who are found guilty of drunk driving already face serious consequences, but one group wants to make the penalties for drunk driving even harsher.

Lawmakers in South Carolina are looking to reform DUI laws. More specifically, officials are considering a law that would require anyone who is convicted of DUI to have a Breathalyzer installed in their vehicle.

Young man from North Myrtle Beach faces felony DUI charges

Anyone in Myrtle Beach who is convicted of drunk driving can face serious penalties, including time behind bars. A young man from North Myrtle Beach could face those penalties after being involved in an apparent drunk driving accident that left on person dead. The 21-year-old driver now faces felony DUI charges.

The accident occurred earlier this month. According to police, the 21-year-old man was driving his vehicle when he hit a ditch and a light pole. The force of the accident was strong enough to throw a 34-year-old woman from the vehicle. She died at the scene of the crash. A 24-year-old man who was also riding in the car at the time was injured. It appears that no one was wearing a seatbelt.

Man receives time behind bars for drunk driving accident

A man will face eight and a half years in prison after pleading no contest to aggravated involuntary manslaughter and drunk driving charges.

The 34-year-old man was involved in an accident in August 2010. According to witnesses, the man tried to pass another vehicle when he flipped his Ford Explorer. The vehicle flew almost 50 feet before hitting a woman who was walking home after visiting relatives. The woman was killed as a result of the accident.

Former South Carolina official faces drunk driving charges

Drunk driving is a serious offense in every state across the country, and anyone can face DUI charges whether they are a public figure or not. Recently, a former South Carolina county council member was charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the man crashed his car in the early morning hours of Jan. 10. He allegedly fled the scene of the accident, but was later arrested.

Myrtle Beach cab companies working to reduce drunk driving

Drunk driving charges are serious in South Carolina, as they are elsewhere. Those who are convicted of drunk driving may face harsh penalties, but cab companies in the Myrtle Beach area are doing what they can to prevent drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel of a car.

Earlier this month, Diamond Cab, Better Brands Inc. and the Yahnis Company began offering free rides home to people in Myrtle Beach who turn their keys over to a bartender or friend. The free service will continue through Jan. 1, and run at various times throughout the year.

Curbing drunk driving is the goal in Myrtle Beach

Drunk driving charges often happen when an already intoxicated person is served alcohol. In Myrtle Beach, police say that more people are arrested for a DUI after leaving bars and restaurants than after any other location. Starting on December 8, South Carolina's 15th Judicial Circuit's Alcohol Enforcement Team began to step up enforcement of existing alcohol laws.

According to the South Carolina team, studies show that continuing to serve alcohol to people even after they appeared intoxicated is a widespread problem. An official for Shoreline Behavioral Health Services said that roughly 80 percent of people who are already intoxicated are still served alcohol. State police report that this illegal act has gone largely unenforced in Horry County, despite the study showing its high frequency.

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