On November 19th in Idaho Falls, Idaho, two vehicles collided at the intersection of Yellowstone Highway and Iona Road at roughly 2:15 p.m. The parties involved include a 66-year-old male and a 65-year-old female from Aberdeen traveling in a 2022 Buick Enclave, and a 26-year-old female from Idaho Falls driving a 2016 Honda CR-V.
At the time of the accident, the 26-year-old woman was traveling west on Yellowstone Highway when the individuals from Aberdeen failed to yield to her. They were traveling eastbound on Iona Road and when they came to the intersection, failed to yield, and struck the other woman’s vehicle.
The driver of the Honda CR-V was not wearing a seat belt and was transported to a local hospital in an ambulance. Both the driver and the passenger in the Enclave were wearing seatbelts, and the 65-year-old woman was also transported to the hospital.
We hope that both of these women are able to make a full and speedy 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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