Idaho Law Blog
Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation into a three-vehicle collision that took place on September 3rd, at approximately 1:28 p.m. The accident involved two semi-trucks and another vehicle, and occurred on eastbound State Highway 33, at mile 127.
At the time of the accident, the first semi, a 1998 Kenworth driven by a 22-year-old man from Tetonia, was traveling east. As he traveled, for unknown reasons, he began to veer and crossed the center line. He entered the westbound lane, where he collided with an oncoming vehicle, a 2022 Ford Motorhome. The driver of the motorhome, a 64-year-old man from Orlando, Florida, was unable to avoid the oncoming semi, and they collided head-on.
Following the initial collision, debris from the vehicles was scattered, and some collided with the second semi, a 2003 Kenworth driven by a 67-year-old man from Waterville, Kansas. At the time, he had been traveling westbound on SH 33.
Injuries from the collision sent both the driver of the 1998 Kenworth, and the driver of the motorhome to the hospital. They were transported by ground ambulance. The driver of the 2003 Kenworth did not sustain any major injuries. All three individuals wore seatbelts at the time of the accident.
We are sorry to hear about this collision and the resulting injuries. We hope that both men 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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