Jacquline Medlin, 49, charged with felony DUI after passenger Benjamin Creel, 51, dies in wreck on Cultra Road in Conway, South Carolina
Woman charged with felony DUI after passenger dies in wreck
Troopers say that Medlin, who was operating a 2015 Chevrolet four door, was driving south on Cultra Road, crossed the center line, over corrected, ran off the side of the road and struck a ditch, which overturned the vehicle.
Medlin was wearing a seatbelt. The front passenger was not.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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