Idaho Law Blog
East of Bliss at 9:40 p.m. on October 20, a two-vehicle collision occurred on US30, at mile marker 177. The parties involved include a 51-year-old female from Bliss, ID, who was driving a 2022 Audi Q5, and a 34-year-old man from Hagerman, ID driving two children in a 2019 Ford Explorer.
At the time of the accident, the female was driving on US30. She made a left turn to leave the highway and turn onto River Road when she struck the other car. The vehicle struck contained the man and the two children, who were traveling eastbound on US30.
The man driving the Ford was injured and was promptly driven to al local hospital by a private vehicle. One of the two children was critically injured and was transported to a local hospital by air ambulance. No report is given for the condition of the other child and the woman driving the Audi. At the time of the accident, all parties were wearing seatbelts, and the young child was in an appropriate safety restraint. Following this event, both the east and westbound lanes of US30 were blocked for several hours.
Our hearts are with the ones injured and affected by this accident. We hope for a speedy and full recovery for everyone injured in the accident.
LIABILTIY FOR ACCIDENTS IN IDAHO
No one who gets into or drives a vehicle wants to be involved in an accident. But unfortunately, car accidents happen. Idaho uses a fault-based system to impose liability on the party most at-fault for the accident. A legal principle called “comparative negligence,” is applied to determine the negligence of all involved parties. If the Plaintiff’s negligence is less than 50%, then she generally can recover damages from the Defendant (or the Defendant’s insurance policy).
Our personal injury attorneys can advise injured persons about their particular case and how Idaho’s legal principles of negligence, causation, and liability apply to it.
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