{"id":5247,"date":"2016-09-27T16:51:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T16:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5247"},"modified":"2017-07-17T12:47:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T19:47:06","slug":"driver-idaho-faints-driving-liable-resulting-damage-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/driver-idaho-faints-driving-liable-resulting-damage-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"If a driver in Idaho faints while driving, is he liable for any resulting damage or injuries?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By <\/span>Joseph G. Ballstaedt<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

What if an Idaho driver suddenly loses consciousness or experiences a completely debilitating medical condition–such as a heart attack, a stroke, or a seizure–and this condition leads to a car accident? Is the driver liable for resulting damages and injuries?<\/p>\n

Under Idaho law, a person is negligent and responsible for any harm he causes if he does not use ordinary care in keeping others and their property safe. In making this determination, one must simply ask, how would a reasonably careful person act under the circumstances? Answering this question can be a little tricky when a car accident occurs after a sudden and debilitating illness. The law of negligence only holds people accountable for foreseeable injuries, and a reasonably careful person cannot foresee every harm he might cause. For example, if a driver has never had a seizure or experienced symptoms that might lead to a seizure, but one day crashes due to a sudden and unexpected seizure, he probably didn\u2019t act negligently and therefore won\u2019t be held liable for any damages. On the other hand, if he had seizures in the past or had reason to believe he might have a seizure in the future, he might be held responsible.<\/p>\n

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