Kootenai County- Idaho State Police are further investigating a two- vehicle collision that took place on August 10th, 2025, at 2:45 p.m. The accident occurred south of Spirit Lake on Highway 41, just past mile 18.
The first of the vehicles, a silver Ford F250, was traveling northbound when the driver, a 21-year-old man from Priest River, veered across the center line and into the oncoming traffic. He collided head on with the second vehicle, a black Ford F350 pulling a trailer. The driver, a 62-year-old man from Florida, was traveling southbound when the front of his vehicle was struck, sending both vehicles to the side where they came to rest.
The 21-year-old male sustained severe injuries following this collision, and he passed away before emergency personnel arrived at the scene. Reports include that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. The second driver, the 62-year-ols man, also sustained considerable injuries, and following the accident, he was transported to a local hospital where he received treatment.
We are sorry to hear about this accident and loss. We send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the man who passed in this accident. We also send well wishes to the injured man, and hope that he 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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