Idaho Law Blog
Kootenai County- Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation on a two-vehicle collision that took place on September 17th, at the intersection of State Highway 41 and Nursery Lane.
At the time of the accident, the first vehicle, a 2005 Toyota Corolla, was traveling northbound. As she travelled, the driver, a 56-year-old woman from Blanchard, began to veer. She crossed the center line entering the southbound lane, where she struck an oncoming vehicle, a 2010 Dodge Pickup.
The driver of the pickup, a 45-year-old man from Priest River, did not sustain any critical injuries. The driver of the Carolla was injured, and was promptly transported to a local hospital via ground ambulance.
We are sorry to hear about this accident, and the resulting injuries. We hope the injured man will be 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. Head on collisions were the largest contributing cause of multi-vehicle crashes in 2023. 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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