Lady dies on beach after being run over by Police

[Carolina Counsel]

If I am correct , in SC municipalities and non profits limited to $600K liability

$300k per claim- two claims here (wrongful death and survival), so correct.

[JABIII]

What could possibly distract a man on a beach?

The smokeshow at the beach service this morning sure turned some heads...

[SharkDave]

Great. Now somebody is going to have a knee jerk reaction and outlaw thongs. Can hear the defense now, “The thongs made me do it”!

[SwampDecoy]

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When is the last time someone got physically assaulted, robbed, raped, or shot on the beach in broad daylight?


I hope Horry county pays so much their government has to shut down.

June 4th. In Dirty Myrtle.
https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-stra...-myrtle-beach/

[Black Bart]

$300k per claim- two claims here (wrongful death and survival), so correct.

So the gubmint can screw up royally and take a truly innocent life, and then that same gubmint determines the extent of its liability? Sounds like gubmint to me.

[2thDoc]

no. the goverment didnt kill anyone, nor will they decide on the liability.

a person ran over the lady and a jury will decide his fate.

[Black Bart]

A person who is employed by and represents the gubmint.

[2thDoc]

you have to separate the two.
people keep blaming some strange supernatural force known as THE GOVERNMENT.

we need to stop doing that.

[Maggie Glover]

The Sun News posted this pic taken by a bystander moments before the accident. IF this is the real moment and the report says it was the passenger side wheel, it is hard to believe. I still cannot understand why "several men lifted the truck to get her out" when they could have just rolled forward or backward. The bystanders reported the officer/driver was actively engaged in the rescue. IMHO, there is nothing that truck can do that a UTV could not do except provide AC to its occupants. MG

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[CUduckreeper]

IMHO, there is nothing that truck can do that a UTV could not do except provide AC to its occupants. MG

UTV's have AC now.

https://www.polaris.com/en-us/off-ro...rim=onyx-black

[Carolina Counsel]

Once upon a time, a citizen couldn't even sue the government. The Tort Claims Act changed that and provided exceptions where the government can be sued for actions of its employees and agents. The TCA also established caps on damages. There are ways around those caps, but it's an uphill battle and the injured party must establish gross negligence to get there.

[Black Bart]

This sounds pretty gross, no, TSIII?

And to be clear, I hate petty lawsuits. But this ain't one of those.

[ecu1984]

Once upon a time, a citizen couldn't even sue the government. The Tort Claims Act changed that and provided exceptions where the government can be sued for actions of its employees and agents. The TCA also established caps on damages. There are ways around those caps, but it's an uphill battle and the injured party must establish gross negligence to get there.

I know a guy, or two

[nitro5x6's]

https://www.postandcourier.com/myrtl...6ee3156df.html

Tough situation all the way around.

[WhitewaterDuck]

We normal citizens cannot drive on the beach, right? It's a safety and environmental issue, right? Seems to me the avoidance of laziness combined with common sense should have prevented this from ever being a possibility.

[tprice]

https://www.postandcourier.com/myrtl...6ee3156df.html

Tough situation all the way around.

Read that last night. You are correct. Tough situation

Have to admit I was thinking some young cop with eyes on other things but appears I was wrong

Still curious as to how this happened but I am sure it will come out after a thorough investigation

[Duck Nitz]

holy smokes...I know the guy that ran over that woman. Duke Brown was the Beach Safety guy when I was a nit-wit lifeguard working the summers in MB back in the early 90's. I was in my 20's then and he had to have to have been mid-40's at that time. Dang.