Idaho Law Blog
Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation and cleanup of an accident involving a semi and another car that occurred on November 14th, at 11:31 a.m. The crash involved a 2013 Mazda CX-5, driven by a 21-year-old man from Carlsbad, California, and a semi driven by a 37-year-old man from Senora, Mexico.
At the time of the accident, the 21-year-old driving the Mazda, was traveling eastbound on I-84 near Declo, Idaho. The driver took exit 216 and turned south onto SH77, where he failed to yield to the oncoming semi. The driver of the semi was traveling southbound on SH77, when he attempted to swerve to avoid the car. He promptly lost control of the vehicle and went over the side of the overpass, crashing into the median below.
The driver of the semi was severely injured and was life flighted to a nearby hospital. The driver of the Mazda was not injured.
We hope the driver of the semi, the 37-year-old, is able to make a full and timely recovery. Our hearts are with him and his loved ones during this time.
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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