Idaho Law Blog
Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a crash that took place in Gooding County on January 30th. The crash occurred around 7:02 p.m. at the intersection of State Highway 46 and 2300 South.
The first vehicle, a 2004 Ford F150, was traveling on SH 46 when it came to the intersection. As the 50-year-old male driver from Pasco, Washington came to the stop sign, he failed to yield to the oncoming semi. The Freightliner semi carrying two tanker trailers, was turning into the intersection, and did not stop in time to avoid the oncoming truck. The semi collided with the truck, causing the driver of the Ford to sustain major injuries.
The driver of the truck was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Reports include that he did not have a seatbelt on at the time of the accident. The driver of the semi did not sustain substantial injuries, and did have a seatbelt on at the time.
Unfortunately, according to Idaho Transportation Department’s crash report in 2023, 17% of all motor vehicle crashes were related to or caused by distracted driving. Of that 17%, 48 people were killed because of these accidents. Idaho Department of Transportation says that of these crashes, “failing to yield” is the largest contributing cause. 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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