Cayce City Council unanimously adopted a Vision Zero resolution in July, committing the city to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on non-interstate roads by 2036. The policy backs a federally funded road safety plan still in development. The resolution responds to 3,551 crashes in Cayce from 2019 through 2023, including 14 fatal and 831 injury crashes. Pedestrians and bicyclists were involved in less than 1 percent of all crashes but roughly 36 percent of fatal ones, signaling a disproportionate risk for vulnerable road users.
The Vision Zero resolution and the forthcoming road safety plan represent a long-term shift in how Cayce approaches traffic safety, prioritizing systemic changes to road design and policy over individual behavior alone. However, the benefits will take years to materialize. In the interim, residents injured in crashes still face mounting medical bills, insurance negotiations, and critical filing deadlines. Local law firm Woron and Dhillon, LLC reminds victims that legal options exist now. A personal injury lawyer in Cayce, SC can clarify how claims work and who may be held responsible.
For those involved in a crash, several steps matter immediately. Under S.C. Code § 56-5-1260, a driver in an injury crash must notify police right away. Photographs of crosswalks, signals, and lighting can become crucial if road conditions are later disputed. South Carolina follows modified comparative fault: an injured person can recover damages if their fault does not exceed the defendants' combined fault, but any award is reduced by their share. Most injury claims must be filed within three years under S.C. Code § 15-3-530. Claims against government entities generally carry a shorter two-year deadline under the South Carolina Tort Claims Act.
Road quality can also affect liability. Early planning targeted four intersections, including Knox Abbott Drive at 12th Street, as reported by The Post and Courier. When a roadway condition contributes to a crash, a city, county, or state agency may share responsibility with a driver, though such claims face 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 serves clients across South Carolina from offices in Columbia, Charleston, and North Augusta. In Cayce, the firm handles car accident, slip and fall, and rideshare accident claims, among other personal injury matters. Consultations can be requested online.
