Idaho Law Blog
Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation of a two-vehicle accident that occurred early on Tuesday morning, at 5:05 a.m., in Hayden, Idaho. The collision took place at the intersection of US 95 and Hayden Ave.
The logging truck, a 2022 Peterbilt driven by a 78-year-old man from Deary, was approaching the intersection as it traveled north on US 95, when the driver failed to stop for a red light. The driver entered the intersection, and struck a 2015 Ram 1500 pickup, before coming to rest on the left shoulder of the highway. The driver of the pickup, a 64-year-old man from Hayden, was traveling westbound through the intersection, and had the right of way. The collision pushed the truck onto the right shoulder of the road, where the vehicle came to rest.
Following the accident, the driver of the truck was transported to a hospital by ground ambulance to have his injuries checked and treated. The driver of the log truck was not injured.
We hope that the driver of the pickup will be able to make a full and speedy 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. 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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