Investigation is ongoing as Idaho State Police seek more information regarding a vehicle accident that occurred on Saturday, December 6th. The collision involved two vehicles, and took place on US20, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
The first vehicle, a 2012 Toyota Tundra, was being driven by a 44-year-old woman from Idaho Falls. She was traveling eastbound on US 20. At approximately 8:41 a.m., as she reached mile 315, she lost control of her vehicle, before rolling through the median and into the westbound lanes. The Toyota struck another vehicle, a 2024 Toyota Rav4, driven by a 64-year-old woman from Rigby.
Following the accident, the drivers of both vehicles were urgently transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision.
We are sorry to hear about this accident, and we hope both drivers 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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