Idaho Law Blog
Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a crash involving two vehicles that took place on February 18th, on US Highway 20-26, at the intersection of Franklin Road. The accident happened at approximately 9:53 p.m. in Canyon County.
At the time of the accident, the first vehicle, a Kia Sportage driven by a 37-year-old man from Meridian, was travelling northbound on Franklin Rd. He failed to stop at a stop sign, and collided with the oncoming traffic, which included the second vehicle, a Ford F150. This vehicle was driven by a 21-year-old woman from Templeton, California, and was traveling westbound on US 20-26.
The driver of the Kia sustained major injuries from the impact and passed at the scene. Reports indicate that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. The driver of the Ford was taken to a local hospital via ground ambulance following the accident, and she was wearing a seatbelt.
We are sorry to hear about this accident and loss. We send our condolences to the kin of the man who passed. We also hope that the injured woman will be able to make a full 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.
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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