On February 6th, two vehicles collided head on as they traveled opposite directions on US highway 30, near the intersection of 4750 E. The accident took place at approximately 8:44 a.m., in Twin Falls County.
The first vehicle, driven by a 74-year-old man from Murtaugh, was a 2018 Chevy Traverse traveling westbound. He had a 50-year-old female passenger with him, who was also from Murtaugh. As they traveled, they came in contact with the second vehicle, a 2015 Chevy Malibu driven by an 18-year-old man from Burley. He veered over the center line as he traveled eastbound, colliding head on with the Traverse, causing significant damage to both vehicles and injuring all parties.
The driver of the Malibu sustained major injuries and passed away at the scene of the accident. Both the driver and passenger of the Traverse were taken to a local hospital by air ambulance to receive treatment. Later in the hospital, the female passenger succumbed to her injuries. Both individuals in the Traverse were reportedly wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident, but the driver of the Malibu was not.
We are so sorry to hear about this accident and the loss of these two individuals. We send our deepest condolences to the friends and family of the ones who passed. We also hope the man who was injured will be 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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