Idaho Law Blog
Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation of a crash that occurred on December 17th in Island Park, Idaho. The crash took place on US 20 near mile marker 386, at roughly 7:47 p.m. The two vehicles involved included a grey 2006 Toyota Matrix, and a white 2021 Freightliner.
The Toyota, carrying two women from Jacksonville, Florida, a 24-year-old woman with a 23-year-old female passenger, was traveling eastbound. As they were traveling, they veered over the center line and struck the other vehicle, the oncoming Freightliner. The Freightliner contained two men from Brooklyn, New York, the 31-year-old driver, and his 39-year-old passenger.
None of the individuals involved in this accident sustained major injuries. The occupants of the Toyota were taken to a local hospital for minor injuries, and the occupants of the Freightliner had their injuries checked and treated at the scene. All four individuals wore seatbelts at the time of the accident.
We hope that all four individuals are 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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