Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a crash that occurred on January 21st. The crash took place in Clearwater County on State Highway 11, and involved two vehicles, a 2005 Buick Century, and a 2016 GMC Sierra.
At approximately 1:30 p.m. the driver of the Buick, a 65-year-old woman from Weippe, was traveling north on SH11. As she traveled, she began to veer and her vehicle crossed the center line, colliding with the Sierra, which was being driven by a 55-year-old man from Pierce.
The driver of the Buick sustained major injuries and passed at the scene. The driver of the Sierra was taken to a local hospital to have her injuries checked and treated.
We are so sorry to hear about this accident and loss. We send our condolences to the friends and family of the woman who passed. We also send well wishes to the injured man and hope he is able to make a full 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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