Idaho Recreational Vehicle Attorneys
Four-wheelers are notorious for causing severe injuries and fatalities when they flip or roll over. All too often, the victim is an underage rider or a passenger who should not have been on the ATV in the first place.
The Carty Houst law firm has handled a number of ATV accidents across Idaho, including lawsuits for negligently allowing children to ride them. We have recovered damages for major injuries and for wrongful death involving all-terrain vehicles or snowmobiles.
ATV Accident Lawyers in Boise
Although off-road vehicles are naturally attractive to young kids and teenagers, Idaho law requires a valid driver's license to operate an ATV and a helmet for anyone under 18. Furthermore, most manufacturers explicitly warn that ATVs are not meant for persons under the age of 16 or under 135 pounds, and specifically prohibit passengers.
A drive through the countryside of Idaho will find underage kids riding ATVs, often without head protection and often carrying a passenger. Adults who knowingly allow this may be liable for negligent entrustment if that youth is injured or killed.
Attorney Chip Houst brought such a lawsuit in the tragic case of a 14-year-old girl who was operating a four-wheeler with her younger nephew aboard. The adults at the remote cabin gave her the ATV to keep her busy, even though she was too young, too light and inexperienced on the machine. The vehicle flipped over and landed atop her nephew; she was not strong enough to lift it off of him, and the boy died from the crushing injuries. We recovered damages against the ATV's owners on behalf of the girl for her horrendous emotional trauma.
We will explore any off-road vehicle accident to determine if there is a case for liability, such as:
- Negligent entrustment by adults who should have known better
- Recklessness of an adult who caused injury as the operator of an ATV
- Product liability of an ATV manufacturer for a defect that led to injury
- Negligence of a motorist who hit an off-road vehicle at a rural crossing
- Premises liability against a property owner who created a safety hazard
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Call 208-342-3501 or 877-293-9300 or contact us online if you or your child was injured on a four-wheeler, three-wheeler, dirt bike, snowmobile or other all-terrain/off-road vehicle. If we take your case, there are no attorney fees unless we secure compensation.
