On November 5th, 2024, a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred on I-84 in Jerome County at about 4:53 a.m. at milepost 171. The parties involved included a 33-year-old woman from Twin Falls, Idaho, driving a blue 2006 Honda Pilot, and a 63-year-old man from Virginia, driving a 2022 Volvo semi-truck.
Just before 4:50 a.m., the woman driving the Honda was travelling westbound in the right lane when she began to experience car troubles. She turned on her hazards and then broke down, still in the right lane. The driver of the semi, who was also travelling westbound in the right lane, failed to stop or swerve and rear-ended the woman. She was still in her car and had her seatbelt on, but she succumbed to her injuries at the scene. The semi then crashed sideways into the jersey barrier. The driver of the semi sustained no major injuries, and he was also wearing a seatbelt.
This incident is under investigation by the Idaho State Police. The identities of the individuals have not been disclosed.
We send our condolences to the family and friends of the woman.
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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