Idaho Law Blog
Idaho state police are continuing to investigate a vehicle collision that occurred outside of Fort Hall, Idaho. The accident occurred on October 21st, on northbound I 15, at approximately 8:05 p.m. The first vehicle, a Peterbilt Semi, was being driven by a 75-year-old man from McCammon, and the second vehicle, a Ford F450 pickup, was driven by a 42-year-old man from Rupert, with a 44-year-old male passenger from Paul.
At the time of the accident both the first and second vehicles were headed northbound on I 15. When they reached mile 77, for unknown reasons, the vehicles collided. Following the collision, the Ford was found off the roadway, overturned. Both the driver and passenger of the Ford were not wearing seatbelts at the time, and succumbed to their injuries before emergency personnel arrived. The driver of the semi was uninjured.
We are sorry to hear about this accident and the loss of these two men. We send our deepest condolences to their friends and family.
Unfortunately, according to Idaho Transportation Department’s crash report in 2023, multiple vehicle crashes accounted for 72% of all motor vehicle crashes in 2023, leaving a total of 19,807 multi-vehicle crashes. Of that total, 151 of those crashes resulted in fatality, and 594 caused serious injury.
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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