Idaho Law Blog
Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation of a crash that occurred on December 27th, 2024, in Kootenai County. The crash took place on interstate US95 at roughly 7:27 p.m.
At the time of the accident, a 23-year-old man from Trego, MT, was travelling northbound in a 2012 Toyota Tacoma when he struck another vehicle pulling out onto US95. The other vehicle, a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder driven by a 75-year-old man with a 92-year-old female passenger, was leaving intersecting street Parks Rd. As they began to turn south onto the highway their vehicle was struck by the Toyota leaving them all injured.
The driver of the Toyota and the driver of the Nissan were transported to a local hospital to receive treatment. The female passenger of the Nissan passed as a result of her injuries at the scene.
We are very sorry to hear about this accident and this loss. We send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the woman who passed and we hope that both men 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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