How can livestock cause road accident?

Very easily, sometimes livestock get loose and on the road. If they leave waste products on the road, fresh manure can be slippery. Very slippery. read more

Livestock cannot be responsible for road accidents. Responsibility and liability for collisions is dependent on negligence. Negligence is defined as doing that which a reasonable person would not or failing to do that which a reasonable person would. read more

If the accident took place on a farm-to-market road where there was a stock law in effect, the stock law would determine whether there was any liability on the part of the livestock owner. Since there are differences in each local stock law, there would be a need to review the exact provisions that apply in the location where the accident happened. read more