On August 6th, two vehicles traveling on Interstate 86 collided, resulting in a fatality. The accident took place at mile 40, at approximately 8:55 p.m.
At the time of the accident, a 30-year-old woman from Santa Maria, driving a 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan, was traveling westbound. A second vehicle, a 2014 Honda Civic driven by an 81-year-old man from Bend, Oregon, was traveling eastbound, when he veered over the center line and into oncoming westbound traffic, colliding head on with the Volkswagen.
The driver of the Honda sustained critical injuries, and passed away at the scene. The driver of the Volkswagen also sustained injuries, and was transported to a local hospital to receive treatment.
We are sorry to hear about this accident and loss. We send our deepest condolences to the friends and family of the man who passed.
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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