Idaho Law Blog
Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a crash that took place on January 14th just north of Carey Idaho. The accident occurred at roughly 3:30 p.m. at mile marker 213, on US 93.
The first driver, a 55-year-old man from Idaho Falls, Idaho, was traveling southbound in a silver 2014 Chevrolet Silverado when he veered slightly. He crossed the center line and collided with the oncoming northbound traffic, which included a blue 2021 Toyota 4Runner driven by a 62-year-old woman with a 38-year-old female passenger, both from Kuna, Idaho.
Due to the speed and severity of the accident, both drivers succumbed to substantial injuries at the scene of the crash. The female passenger of the Toyota was taken to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries. Reportedly, all three individuals were wearing safety restraints at the time.
We are so sorry to hear about this accident and the loss of these two individuals. We send our deepest condolences to the next of kin. We also hope the injured woman is able to make a full and speedy recovery.
Unfortunately, according to Idaho Transportation Department’s crash report in 2023, 22% of all crashes involving multiple vehicles were a result of head on collision. Head on collisions were the largest contributing cause of multi-vehicle crashes in 2023. Multiple vehicle crashes accounted for 72% of all motor vehicle crashes in 2023, leaving a total of 19,807 multi-vehicle crashes.
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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