Idaho Law Blog
On May 5th, 2025, two vehicles collided on SH 41 near Clagstone Rd. The accident took place at approximately 12:20 p.m. and involved a 100-year-old female driver and a 59-year-old male driver.
The first driver, the woman who is 100 years old, was traveling southbound on SH 41 in a 1998 Chrysler minivan. She attempted to make a left turn onto connecting street Clagstone Rd., when the second vehicle, a Suzuki motorcycle traveling northbound, crashed into the side of her vehicle. The motorcycle, being driven by the 59-year-old male, was traveling at a high rate of speed when he struck the passenger side of the minivan.
The driver of the motorcycle was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and succumbed to his injuries shortly after the collision. The woman was also injured and was taken to a local hospital by ground ambulance.
We are sorry to hear about this accident and loss of life. We send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the man who passed. We also hope that the injured woman will be able to make a full recovery.
The Idaho Department of Transportation’s crash report from 2023 details that 50% of all crashes in Idaho were a result of aggressive driving. Behaviors that are considered aggressive driving include, “Failure to yield right of way, fail to obey stop sign, exceeded posted speed, driving too fast for conditions, following too close, and fail to obey signal.” Aggressive driving was the cause of 13,948 crashes in 2023, and caused 103 fatalities.
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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