UPDATE (February 5, 2025): According to recent reports, the garbage truck driver that collided with John Liller has been charged with manslaughter.
In my original comments on this accident, I pondered on the very likely possibility that the truck failed to yield, and it appears authorities allege the same thing at the time of writing. However, I also went on to discuss the importance of finding out why a mistake like that happened. There may have been a series of issues that inevitably led to a mistake, and those issues may warrant their own unique consequences. Is that something authorities are still looking into?
Boise, ID — September 10, 2024, a motorcyclist was killed following a garbage truck accident at around 12:30 p.m. along Warm Springs Avenue.
According to initial details about the accident, it happened at the intersection of Warm Springs Avenue and Millbrook Way.
It appears that a motorcyclist, unidentified at this time, was going westbound along Warm Springs. While crossing Millbrook, authorities say a garbage truck going northbound entered the path of the motorcycle. As a result, the motorcycle crashed into the truck, killing the rider. No other injuries were reported. It’s unclear if any charges or citations are being considered at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
There could be extenuating factors to consider here, though looking at images of this intersection raises serious red flags. The most up-to-date images I can find show that Millbrook has stop signs while Warm Springs doesn’t. Does that mean the truck failed to yield? Was there a truck driver here who failed to see a motorcyclist in broad daylight? Were they in a hurry to get somewhere? Were they on their phone? Is there an issue with the signage or sight lines at this intersection?
People generally think that if there’s a concern over who had the right-of-way, it’s simple enough to clear up. Well, I’ve handled hundreds of commercial vehicle accidents, and things are rarely that simple. If authorities are too focused on details that are immediately apparent at the crash scene, they could miss extenuating circumstances like driver history, design flaws, dangerous business practices, or improper training. If nothing else, a victim’s loved ones deserve to know they’re getting the whole story rather than some easy explanation that might be leaving out something important.
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