On January 9th, three vehicles got into a collision in Bonneville County. The crash took place on US 26 at the intersection of E 49 N street at approximately 2:18 p.m. The three vehicles involved included a black Cadillac XT5, a commercial semi, a green Toyota 4Runner, and a grey Ford Escape.
At the time of the accident, the Cadillac, driven by a 44-year-old woman, was travelling eastbound on E 49th N. As she was driving, her view became obstructed by the semi, who was beginning to turn onto westbound E 49th N. The third vehicle, the green Toyota driven by a 34-year-old man from Rigby, was traveling westbound on E 49th N when it collided with the Cadillac. It then went on to strike the Ford, driven by a 49-year-old woman from Ammon, who was traveling eastbound.
All individuals wore seatbelts at the time of the accident, and only the driver of the Ford was taken to a local hospital. None of the other individuals sustained substantial injuries.
We hope that she is able to make a full and speedy recovery.
Unfortunately, according to Idaho Transportation Department’s crash report in 2023, multiple vehicle crashes accounted for 72% of all motor vehicle crashes in 2023, leaving a total of 19,807 multi-vehicle crashes. Of that total, 151 of those crashes resulted in fatality, and 594 caused serious injury.
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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