Idaho Law Blog
On December 31st, 2024, four individuals traveling in a single vehicle on 2900 S got into an accident. The crash occurred near the intersection of 2100 E at approximately 8:14 p.m.
The driver of the vehicle, an 18-year-old man from Kimberly, was travelling eastbound in a white 1985 Dodge pickup when he left the roadway. The vehicle then rolled several times and came to rest off the side. At the time of the accident, the driver was not wearing a seat belt. His passengers, a 21-year-old male from Kimberly, and two 18-year-old females both from Hagerman, were also not wearing seatbelts.
The 21-year-old male passenger sustained the worst injuries. He was transported to a local hospital by air ambulance. One of the 18-year-old female passengers was taken to a hospital by ground ambulance, and the driver and the other passenger sustained no major injuries.
We hope that these individuals are able to make a full and speedy recovery.
Unfortunately, according to the Idaho Transportation Department’s crash report, 7,750 single vehicle crashes occurred in 2023, and 1,451 of those resulted in some level of injury. The Idaho Department of Transportation says, “While crashes involving a single vehicle occur less frequently than crashes involving multiple vehicles, the resulting injuries are often more severe.”
LIABILITY FOR SINGLE-VEHICLE CAR ACCIDENTS IN IDAHO
Although some car accidents may just be an accident, even single vehicle crashes may be caused by the negligence of a different person or entity than the driver involved in the accident. Idaho personal injury and wrongful death law compares the negligence of all persons and entities (including the plaintiff) who were a “substantial factor” in causing the accident. If the injured party’s negligence is less than 50% of the total negligence from other persons or entities, he may be entitled to damages.
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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