Idaho Law Blog
On November 21st, a vehicle struck a bicycle in American Falls at approximately 8:20 p.m. The accident took place at the intersection of Hillcrest Ave and Pocatello Ave.
At the time of the accident, a 52-year-old woman from American Falls was riding her bicycle westbound across the intersection, when she was struck by a vehicle. The driver, a juvenile, was traveling south on Hillcrest Ave in a blue 2005 Lexus RX. The driver failed to yield to the bike in the intersection and struck the cyclist.
The cyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time, and following the collision she was transported to a hospital by ground ambulance. The juvenile driver sustained no injuries.
We send well wishes to the biker following this collision, and hope that she will make a full and swift 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.
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.
Notes: The information used to create this blog post comes primarily from the Idaho State Police News Releases. Information has not been independently verified by this firm. Please report any inaccuracies in this post to our firm. We will correct or remove the article, if asked.
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