Idaho Law Blog
On Tuesday, August 19th, two vehicles collided on Highway 12, in Nez Perce County. The accident involved a black Subaru Forester, and a grey 2024 Ford Bronco. The vehicles were approaching mile post 17 when they collided, at approximately 4:11 p.m.
At the time of the accident, the driver of the Ford, a 55-year-old woman from Lewiston, was traveling westbound. As she traveled, she began to approach the Subaru. The driver of the Subaru, an 80-year-old man with an 80-year-old female passenger, was traveling eastbound when, for unknown reasons, he crossed over the center line. The Subaru struck the Ford head on, sending the Ford onto its side and off the road, before the vehicle caught fire. The Subaru skidded off the road as well, coming to rest in a ditch on the east side.
The male driver of the Subaru sustained life threatening injuries, and passed away at the scene. His female passenger also sustained critical injuries, and she was urgently transported to a local hospital. The driver of the Ford was removed from the vehicle due to the threat of the vehicle fire, before she was transported to a local hospital to receive treatment for her severe injuries.
We are so sorry to hear about this accident and loss. We send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the man who passed. We also send well wishes to the injured individuals.
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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