On September 30th, a vehicle collision occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of US 93 and E 200 N. The accident involved two vehicles, a 2015 Ram 2500 pickup truck, and a 2022 Subaru Crosstrek.
At the time of the accident, the driver of the Ram, a 56-year-old man with a 51-year-old female passenger, was traveling southbound on US 93. Both the driver and passenger were from Jerome. Following unknown events, the Ram and the Subaru collided head on, near the intersection. The driver of the Subaru, a 46-year-old woman from Richfield, who had been traveling northbound at the time, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision, and she succumbed to her injuries immediately. Upon the arrival of emergency personnel, both the driver and passenger of the Ram were transported via ground ambulance to a local hospital.
We are so sorry to hear about this accident and the loss of this woman. We send our deepest condolences to her loved ones at this time. We also hope that the injured individuals will 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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