Idaho Law Blog
On April 2nd, 2025, a motorcyclist was struck by another vehicle on West Chubbuck Road. The accident took place at approximately 6:48 p.m., in Bannock County.
At the time of the accident, the motorcycle, a 2002 Harley Davidson driven by a 20-year-old man from Pocatello, was traveling west on Chubbuck Rd. After he passed Philbin Rd., he began to turn south when he was struck by another vehicle. This vehicle, a 2013 Infiniti QX56 driven by a 53-year-old woman from Chubbuck, was traveling east down Chubbuck Rd. preparing to turn north.
The driver of the motorcycle was taken to a local hospital to receive treatment for his injuries. Reports include that he was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. The woman driving the car did not receive any major injuries.
We hope that the motorcyclist will be 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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