Idaho Law Blog
On November 29th, two vehicles collided on eastbound State highway 58. The crash occurred at 12:26 p.m. in Kootenai County near milepost 1.5.
The first vehicle involved was a 2000 Honda CR-V driven by a 31-year-old man from Aberdeen Washington. He was traveling westbound and had no other passengers. The second vehicle, a 2011 Chrysler Town & Country, was driven by a 20-year-old woman from Spokane Washington. She had 3 other passengers with her, a 22-year-old woman and a 18-year-old woman both also from Spokane, and a 17-year-old man from Moscow Idaho.
At the time of the crash, the Honda was traveling westbound when he veered over the center line and crashed head on into the oncoming eastbound traffic. He collided directly with the Chrysler, causing him to sustain major injuries and pass immediately. Reports include that he was not wearing a seat belt. The passengers of the other vehicle did not sustain any critical injuries, and they were transported to a local hospital by ambulance. All occupants of this vehicle did have seatbelts on at the time of the accident.
We are sorry to hear about this loss and we send our condolences to the kin of the man who passed. We hope that all the injured individuals are able to make a full and speedy 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. 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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