Idaho Law Blog
On April 14th at 7:10 p.m., a single vehicle traveling westbound on I-84 left the roadway and crashed. The accident took place in Oneida County, south of Juniper, near mile 265. The single vehicle, a red 1997 Ford Explorer, was being driven by a 21-year-old man from Clarkston, WA, with a 21-year-old male passenger from Lewiston, ID.
As they traveled west, the rear left tire became damaged and separated from the vehicle. Without a tire, the driver was not able to control the vehicle, causing it to leave the roadway, before rolling and coming to a stop in the median.
The driver of the vehicle did not sustain any major injuries, and was not wearing a seat belt at the time. The passenger was wearing a seat belt, and was injured in the accident. He was transported to a local hospital to receive treatment.
We hope that the injured passenger will make a full recovery.
Unfortunately, according to the Idaho Transportation Department’s crash report, 7,750 single vehicle crashes occurred in 2023, and 1,451 of those resulted in some level of injury. The Idaho Department of Transportation says, “While crashes involving a single vehicle occur less frequently than crashes involving multiple vehicles, the resulting injuries are often more severe.”
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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