On Sunday, February 9th, multiple vehicles collided at the intersection of South US 95 and SW 1st Ave, causing substantial damage and multiple injuries. The accident occurred at 6:19 p.m. and involved three vehicles: a Kia Forte, a Chevrolet Silverado, and a Subaru Legacy.
The first vehicle, a Kia Forte driven by 29-year-old man with a 29-year-old female passenger and two juvenile passengers, was traveling northbound on US 95. As they traveled, they were struck by the second vehicle, the Chevrolet driven by 39-year-old man, who was traveling south on US 95 and attempting to turn east onto SW 1st. The Chevy then went on to strike the third vehicle, the Subaru driven by a 24-year-old man, who was stopped on SW 1st.
The driver of the Kia and one of the juvenile passengers were taken to a local hospital by ground ambulance. The female passenger and the other juvenile sustained more severe injuries and were taken to a further hospital by air ambulance. The drivers of the Chevy and Subaru did not sustain substantial injuries and remained at the scene of the accident.
We hope that the injured individuals will heal quickly and make a full recovery.
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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