Spokane Man Sues Idaho Over Accident
A Spokane man has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against the state of Idaho for injuries he says resulted from a crash caused by potholes on Interstate 90 in North Idaho.
Here's the story.I don't remember this when it happened, or the conditions on I90 at the time so it's hard for me to judge whether this suit is right or wrong. ITD officials say there's nothing they could do to fix the situation because of the weather though. From reading this article, do you think the accident victim should win this case or did ITD do everything they could to prevent something like this from happening?
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3 comments:
Seems like he was driving too fast for the conditions if he thinks the road was at fault
If the conditions were THAT bad, they could have reduced speed over this patch or closed a lane as well as putting signs out to alert drivers about it. If the ITD already did these things, then there should be no recourse. It is very difficult to judge a dark pothole's depth when one is going 50-60 MPH. When there are hazards, the speed limit should be reduced just like it is in construction projects.
You've got to be moving pretty quickly or hit one heck of a big pothole to bounce a trailer loose (I know this from experience- don't ask) so you may both be right, he could have been going too fast.
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