Idaho Law Blog
Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Saturday, December 27th. The accident took place on I15, at approximately 12:56 p.m.
At the time of the accident, the first vehicle, a 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, was headed north. When the 32-year-old male driver reached mile 122, she crossed a patch of snow and lost control of the vehicle. Her vehicle crossed over the median, before colliding with the second vehicle, a 2022 Ford F150. The driver of the Ford, a 54-year-old woman, had been traveling southbound at the time.
Following the collision, the female driver of the Ford was transported via ground ambulance to a local hospital. The male driver of the Chevrolet was not transported. Reports include that both drivers wore seatbelts at the time of the collision.
We are sorry to hear about this accident, and we hope that the injured woman will be able to make a full and speedy recovery.
Unfortunately, according to Idaho Transportation Department’s crash report in 2023, multiple vehicle crashes accounted for 72% of all motor vehicle crashes in 2023, leaving a total of 19,807 multi-vehicle crashes. Of that total, 151 of those crashes resulted in fatality, and 594 caused serious injury.
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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