Los Angeles, CA, September 15 – A motorcyclist was injured Thursday evening after a collision with a Tesla on the 405 Freeway near Venice Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said the crash was reported around 4:25 p.m. The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital for treatment following the crash. The CHP has not released additional details about how the collision happened or the condition of everyone involved.
Los Angeles Motorcyclist Injured in Crash With Tesla on 405 Freeway
The collision involved a motorcycle and a white Tesla, according to the CHP. The agency has not detailed how the two vehicles came into contact or what preceded the crash. No citations or determination of fault have been announced in connection with the collision.
The motorcyclist was taken to UCLA Hospital for treatment after the crash, the CHP said. The agency has not released the extent of the injuries or provided an update on the motorcyclist’s condition since the crash was reported. It is unclear whether the motorcyclist remains hospitalized.
The CHP has not said whether the driver of the Tesla was injured in the crash. The investigation into the collision remains open, and the agency has not announced any further updates. Beyond the initial report, no additional information about the crash has been made public.
Lane splitting, and what the Vehicle Code actually says
Vehicle Code section 21658.1 defines lane splitting and authorises the California Highway Patrol to develop educational guidelines for it. What matters after a crash is the distinction the section draws: lane splitting is not prohibited in California, and not prohibited is not the same thing as legal.
The practical effect is that a rider who was lane splitting has not broken a rule by doing so, and an insurer that treats lane splitting as automatic fault is asserting something the statute does not say. Fault still turns on how each party behaved, the same as in any other collision.
The deadline that applies to a claim like this one
Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1 gives two years for an action for injury to, or for the death of, an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another. The same two years covers an injury claim and a death claim; there is no separate, shorter period because someone died.
Talking to someone about it
Culver Legal represents people injured in collisions across California. A conversation about what happened costs nothing, and we work on a contingency fee, which means there is no fee unless we win. If we do not win, we do not pass the case costs on to you either.
Nothing on this page is legal advice about any particular case, and the facts of a reported collision often change as the investigation continues.
