Minor injuries and one fatality occurred as a result of the crash that occurred on February 10th, in Ada County. The crash took place on westbound I84 at 2:29 a.m., and involved three vehicles.
The first vehicle, a Kia Rio driven by a 23-year-old man from Meridian, was traveling westbound on I84. As it traveled, it came upon a Subaru Impreza. The Kia rear ended the Subaru, and both vehicles came to rest on the roadway. The Subaru was driven by a 32-year-old man from Caldwell, and was also traveling westbound. Following the collision, the driver of the Kia exited his vehicle which was in the lanes of travel, when he was struck by another oncoming vehicle, a Mitsubishi Mirage driven by a 25-year-old woman from Caldwell. She was also traveling westbound at the time.
The 23-yeaar-old driver of the Kia passed immediately from the impact. The other two drivers only sustained minor injuries and neither of them were transported to a hospital.
We are sorry to hear about this accident and loss. We send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the man who passed.
Unfortunately, according to the Idaho Department of Transportation’s crash report, in 2023 226 pedestrian crashes occurred. Reports indicate that these crashes accounted for 17.4% of all multi-vehicle crashes in 2023. The Idaho Transportation Department says, “Crashes involving pedestrians decreased by 1% in 2023, but the number of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle crashes almost doubled.”
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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