GREER, SC — A firey single-vehicle accident left two people dead and one person in the hospital in Greer, South Carolina on Wednesday, July 9th, 2014, according to the news report from Goup State.
Investigators think that Andrew Jackson was killed when the vehicle he was driving is belived to have crashed into a tree while driving near Riverside Middle School around 6:15 Wednesday morning. The vehicle erupted into flames after the accident.
Scene of the Accident
Andrew Jackson, as well as a passenger in the vehicle were killed in the crash.
Jackson was driving the vehicle, and police say he had no kind of license or learners permit at the time of the accident.
The South Carolina State Police are currently investigating the accident.
Commentary:
The fact that the driver was unlicensed raises a few questions in my head. If this vehicle was intrusted to this person, and the owner knew they were unlicensed or incompetent, then the owner of the vehicle could be negligent, and could be held in some part responsible for the accident. This could be considered negligent instrument, and is no different than handing a child a loaded weapon. Additionally, the fact that the car burst into flames after the crash tells me that there could be a problem with the vehicle that made this accident worse than it needed to be if the vehicle’s design was up to par.
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