BOISE or NAMPA, Idaho. It’s a pet owner’s worst nightmare: your dog or cat has been hit by a car. If your dog or cat survives his or her injury, vet expenses can go into the thousands of dollars, not to mention the emotional suffering of the family and the animal. Pet owners may wonder—can I sue for my pet’s wrongful death or personal injuries in Boise or Nampa, Idaho?
If you’ve lost a loved one in Boise or Nampa, Idaho due to another person’s negligence, your family may be facing tragic and difficult times. For the surviving children, spouses, and parents, there are no words that can offer consolation. Individuals bring wrongful death claims not just to receive justice in the name of their family members, but to get a sense of closure following an accident. The financial burden facing families after these losses can sometimes be immense. A fair recovery can give families the money they need to move forward with their lives.
Fires in Idaho have created hazy conditions and have destroyed 380,000 acres. According to the Idaho Statesman, more land in Idaho is on fire than any other state. Weather conditions may only make the fires worse. The fires are widespread and have moved closer to communities and areas where more people in Idaho live, affecting structures, homes, and roads.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the average age of cars on U.S. highways is currently 11.5 years. Since 2002, the average age of vehicles on the road has been getting older. This is due to many factors, including the recession and improvements in vehicles that make them more reliable.
Witness testimony can be one of the most important pieces of evidence for your personal injury case should the case go to court. Even if your case doesn’t go to court, a written witness statement could be used to help facilitate an out-of-court settlement. Given the importance of witness testimony, many personal injury victims may wonder how best to contact witnesses and ensure that witness testimony offers the best possible support for their case.
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According to the Idaho Statesman, Idaho is among 37 states that have a permissive yellow light law. The law allows drivers the right to run a red light if their vehicle is located anywhere in the intersection when the light changes. States that do not have a permissive yellow light law require that drivers completely clear the intersection by the time the light turns red.
Yet, does the law encourage drivers to speed through yellow lights? Idaho residents speaking to the Idaho Statesman claim that they frequently see drivers trying to beat the yellow, resulting in several cars being in an intersection by the time the light turns red. In 2013, 424 individuals were cited for running a red light.
Because Idaho law prohibits the use of red light cameras, short of positioning officers at every stop, enforcement of the permissive yellow law is difficult. Officers who positioned themselves at one intersection found five red light violations an hour. This means that drivers kept going despite the presence of a red light, even when the light changed prior to their reaching the intersection.
This can create a dangerous situations for drivers who see a green light and who decide to go immediately. A driver running a red light at high speed poses a serious car accident danger to drivers who are following the law.
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The time a yellow light lasts in Idaho depends largely on the speed limit of the area. For areas with speed limits between 25 and 35 miles per hour, the light remains yellow for 3 seconds, while the light will remain yellow for more than 4 seconds in areas where the speed limit is over 40 miles per hour.
According to the Columbian, thousands of car accidents occur each year as a result of hesitation or speeding at yellow lights. Because laws vary state to state, interstate drivers may not always know when to stop or go.
In Meridian and Boise, Idaho drivers should take caution when choosing to go through yellow lights, and drivers stopped at reds should always look both ways before proceeding when the light changes to green. Even so, every day drivers rely on everyone following the law. The Law Office of Johnson & Lundgreen is a firm of personal injury lawyers in Meridian and Boise, Idaho committed to helping car accident victims seek justice when drivers run red lights.
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Defensive driving is a term often used in driver’s education courses. For many people, defensive driving just means “safe driving.” Yet, defensive driving is actually a set of driving tools individuals can use when they are out on the road to guard themselves against accidents. In short, defensive driving can save your life.
Facebook has over 1 billion users. That’s one seventh of the human population alive on earth today. Twitter boasts about 271 million active users. These forms of communication can keep us connected to friends and family who live across the world. They keep us informed about the world. They link us. Yet, these same tools that can be so beneficial can also have some serious consequences, particularly for individuals who are in the midst of litigation.
The story is tragic. A fifteen year-old boy was killed while performing a maneuver under the guidance of his driver’s education instructor. The driving instructor apparently told the boy to make a three-point turn on a road that turned out to be icy, have limited visibility, and be too narrow to perform a three-point-turn properly. While the boy was in the process of performing the turn, another car hit the driver’s education vehicle with the boy inside. The 15 year old boy died on the scene.
If you’ve been a victim of a car accident or have suffered a personal injury, there are many things you may be juggling. You may be facing exorbitant medical bills, a long rehabilitation process, physical therapy, missed time at work, and may be facing money worries about how you’re going to pay for these expenses. Fortunately, the law protects individuals by allowing them to sue if they have been victims of a car accident, truck accident, bike accident, or pedestrian accident. Finding a skilled personal injury lawyer is an important first step to ensuring that justice is served and that those liable for your injuries are required to pay.
Johnson and Lundgreen
2541 E Gala St, Ste. 210
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone:(208) 376-5256
7610 Southside Blvd
Nampa, ID 83686
Phone:(208) 466-4292
250 S. 5th St., Suite 300
Boise, ID 83702
Phone:(208) 376-5256
We work with people throughout the Treasure Valley on cases of personal injury: Automobile accidents, slips and falls, dog bites, etc. We take cases on a contingent fee basis meaning you pay no attorney fee unless we recover money for you.
