Cayce City Council unanimously adopted a Vision Zero resolution in July, setting a goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on non-interstate roads by 2036. The policy supports a federally funded road safety plan that the city is still developing. The resolution cites 3,551 crashes in Cayce from 2019 through 2023, including 14 fatal crashes and 831 injury crashes. While pedestrians and bicyclists were involved in less than 1 percent of all crashes, they accounted for roughly 36 percent of the fatal ones.
The Vision Zero resolution signals a long-term commitment to safer streets, but the city's road safety plan remains in development. That means the changes that could prevent future crashes are years away. In the meantime, people injured in crashes still face medical bills, insurance calls, and filing deadlines. Local law firm Woron and Dhillon, LLC is reminding residents that a personal injury lawyer in Cayce, SC can explain how those claims work and who may be responsible.
After a crash, residents should keep several things in mind. A driver involved in an injury crash must notify police immediately under S.C. Code § 56-5-1260. Scene details such as photos of crosswalks, signals, and lighting can matter if road conditions become part of the claim. South Carolina follows a modified comparative fault rule: an injured person can recover if their fault does not exceed the defendants' combined fault, but any award is reduced by that share. Most injury claims must be filed within three years under S.C. Code § 15-3-530, while claims against a government entity generally carry a two-year deadline under the South Carolina Tort Claims Act.
When road quality contributes to a crash, a city, county, or state agency may share responsibility with a driver. The city's early planning targeted four intersections, including Knox Abbott Drive at 12th Street, according to The Post and Courier. Those claims follow the Tort Claims Act and its damage limits. "Safety plans take years to reach the pavement. People injured in the meantime still need answers about who is responsible," said Brett Woron, an attorney with Woron and Dhillon, LLC. "We look at the driver's conduct first, then at whether signals, crosswalks, or lighting contributed to the crash."
Woron and Dhillon, LLC is a personal injury firm serving clients across South Carolina from offices in Columbia, Charleston, and North Augusta. Its attorneys have more than 30 years of combined experience and have handled thousands of cases. Brett Woron, a 2010 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, has practiced since 2011. He was selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars from 2019 through 2023. Amar S. Dhillon has practiced law since 1999, with an emphasis on motor vehicle crash cases. In Cayce, the firm handles car accident, slip and fall, and rideshare accident claims, among other personal injury matters. Attorneys can meet clients at home or in the hospital, and consultations can be requested online.
