Idaho Law Blog
On October 12th at 10:17 a.m., a single vehicle crash occurred in Payette county. The driver was a 54-year-old woman from Garden City. She was driving eastbound near milepost 1 on interstate 84.
According to the report provided by Idaho state police, the woman was driving a white 2014 Kia Sportage. At the time of the accident, she was driving westbound when the vehicle went off the left shoulder of the road. The force caused the car to roll into the opposite lanes of travel where it stopped. The report includes that she was wearing her seatbelt. As a result of the location of the car, lanes of the road heading east were blocked for upwards of three hours.
The resulting injuries were too great, and the woman lost her life at the scene of the crash. The incident is under continued investigation by the Idaho State Police. The woman’s identity has not yet been released.
We send our deepest condolences to the woman’s family and loved ones. Our hearts are with the ones suffering from this loss.
LIABILITY FOR SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN IDAHO
Although some car accidents may just be an accident, even single vehicle crashes may be caused by the negligence of a different person or entity than the driver involved in the accident. Idaho personal injury and wrongful death law compares the negligence of all persons and entities (including the plaintiff) who were a “substantial factor” in causing the accident. If the injured party’s negligence is less than 50% of the total negligence from other persons or entities, he may be entitled to damages.
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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