Idaho State Police are conducting a continued investigation into the two- vehicle collision that took place on August 14th, 2025. The accident occurred on Interstate 90, at milepost 5, just after 2:30 a.m. Two vehicles were involved, including a maroon Dodge Caravan, and a semi-truck.
At the time of the accident, the 62-year-old male driver of the Dodge was traveling east in the westbound lanes. He began to crest the Spokane Street overpass, where he met the second driver. The 55-year-old male driver of the semi, from Pennsylvania, was traveling westbound when he reached the top of the overpass and saw the oncoming Dodge. He swerved to avoid the vehicle, but was unable to avoid the collision. The Dodge struck the trailer holding fuel tanks, and one burst, spilling fuel onto the roadway. The semi turned to the side and came to rest blocking both the east and westbound lanes, before catching fire. The Dodge came to rest roughly 50 yards away.
The driver of the Dodge received considerable injuries, and was transported to a local hospital by ambulance following the accident. Emergency personnel tended to the minor injuries of the semi driver, as well as his wife and adult son, who were traveling with him.
We are sorry to hear about this accident and hope that everyone involved will make a full and speedy recovery.
Unfortunately, according to Idaho Transportation Department’s crash report in 2023, 17% of all motor vehicle crashes were related to or caused by distracted driving. Of that 17%, 48 people were killed because of these accidents. Idaho Department of Transportation says that of these crashes, “failing to yield” is the largest contributing cause. 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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