Idaho Law Blog
On April 20th at approximately 6:15, a single motorcycle left the roadway and crashed. The accident took place in Ada County on SH21, just south of Arrow Rock Rd, at milepost 16.
At the time of the accident, the motorcycle, a 2009 Kawasaki ZG1400, was traveling northbound. As they passed mile 16, the driver, a 52-year-old man from Boise, failed to navigate a curve. He and his 46-year-old female passenger collided with the right concrete barrier and came to a stop just out of the lanes.
Both the driver and the passenger sustained major injuries. The driver was transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance, and the passenger was life-flighted to a larger hospital.
We are sorry to hear about this accident, and we hope that these two individuals will both be able to make a full and speedy recovery.
Unfortunately, according to the Idaho Transportation Department’s crash report in 2023, a total of 609 crashes involving motorcyclists occurred. 40 fatalities were caused by these accidents. The Idaho Department of Transportation reports that, “Of all motorcyclists involved in crashes in 2023, 86% received some degree of injury.’
LIABILITY FOR SINGLE-VEHICLE CAR ACCIDENTS IN IDAHO
Although some car accidents may just be an accident, even single vehicle crashes may be caused by the negligence of a different person or entity than the driver involved in the accident. Idaho personal injury and wrongful death law compares the negligence of all persons and entities (including the plaintiff) who were a “substantial factor” in causing the accident. If the injured party’s negligence is less than 50% of the total negligence from other persons or entities, he may be entitled to damages.
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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