Idaho Law Blog
On Saturday May 10th, two vehicles collided at the intersection of N 400 E and E 900 N. The accident took place at 2:55 p.m., in Minidoka County.
At the time of the accident, a 51-year-old man from Rupert was travelling southbound on N 400 E in a 2011 Dodge Caliber. The second vehicle, a 2014 Ram 1500 pickup driven by a 74-year-old man from Paul, was traveling eastbound on E 900 N. Both vehicles came upon the intersection and the same time, but the driver of the Ram failed to stop at a stop sign. He sped into the intersection, and the Dodge, unable to stop in time, struck the side of his vehicle.
The resulting collision flipped the Ram, and it came to rest in a drainage ditch off the road on its side. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt. He was transported via life flight to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the Dodge was wearing a seatbelt and did not sustain such serious injuries. Following the accident he was transported to a local hospital via ground ambulance.
We are sorry to hear about this accident and this loss. We send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the man who passed.
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. 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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