Idaho Law Blog
On Saturday, June 28th, two vehicles collided on Highway 95, north of Council at milepost 143. Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation of the accident and the resulting fatality.
At the time of the accident, a 32-year-old man, and a 35-year-old female passenger, both from Nampa, were traveling north in a 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee. As they traveled, their vehicle began to approach a semi headed southbound. Before they passed the semi, another vehicle attempted to pass the semi in a no passing zone. This vehicle, a 2008 Ford Focus driven by a 31-year-old woman from Oregon, collided head on with the Jeep.
The driver of the Ford passed away immediately upon impact. Both the driver and passenger of the Jeep were taken to a local hospital by ground ambulance to receive treatment for their injuries. All three individuals involved in this accident wore seatbelts at the time of collision.
We are sorry to hear about this accident and this loss. We send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the woman who passed. We also hope that the injured individuals will both 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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