Idaho Law Blog
On October 28th at 2:46 p.m. a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi occurred on US93 north of Hollister at milepost 31, in Twin Falls County.
Two individuals, a 64-year-old man and a 60-year-woman, driving a 2017 Toyota 4runner, were headed northbound on US93 when they veered slightly. Another driver, a 48-year-old male from Albion, driving a 2021 Volvo semi-truck, was headed southbound when the 4runner left its lane and came towards him. The two vehicles collided, sending the semi into the northbound lanes, where it struck another car, a red 2008 Dodge Ram 1500. This vehicle was driven by a 37-year-old man from Gooding who was traveling northbound.
The two individuals driving the Toyota succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Reportedly, they were both wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident. There is no information provided about the other drivers’ conditions at this time. Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate this incident.
We send our condolences to the loved ones of the man and woman who passed as a result of this accident. We hope that all other parties involved are well and are able to recover fully.
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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