San Jose, CA, September 25 – A crash involving two vehicles on the 280 Freeway in San Jose left one person with minor injuries early Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP is the agency that released details about the crash. Beyond the basic facts of the collision, the agency has not released additional information about what happened or who was involved in the crash.
San Jose Crash on 280 Freeway Near Lehigh Avenue Leaves One Injured
CHP said the two-vehicle crash was reported around 6:44 a.m. Friday on the 280 Freeway near Lehigh Avenue in San Jose. Investigators had not yet determined the sequence of events that led to the collision. Officials have not said which vehicle may have caused the crash or how the two vehicles came together on the freeway.
One of the two vehicles reportedly overturned as a result of the impact, CHP said. The person hurt in the crash was taken to a nearby hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries. No other injuries have been reported in connection with the collision, and the condition of the injured person has not been made public.
Several details about the crash remain unclear. The California Highway Patrol has not said whether either driver was cited or arrested in connection with the crash. The identities of the drivers and passengers involved have not been released. CHP has not indicated whether its investigation into the collision is ongoing or has been completed, and no timeline for further updates has been given.
What the at-fault driver is required to carry, and why it often is not enough
Vehicle Code section 16056 sets California’s minimum liability limits, and they changed recently. For a policy issued or renewed on or after 1 January 2025, the minimum is $30,000 for injury to or death of one person, $60,000 where two or more people are hurt, and $15,000 for property damage. Policies written before that date may still carry the older minimum of $15,000, $30,000 and $5,000.
Those are floors, not typical limits, and a single hospital admission can exhaust the lower figure before any other loss is counted. Where the at-fault driver carries the minimum, the uninsured and underinsured motorist cover on the injured person’s own policy is often the part that matters most, and it is worth checking early rather than after the other insurer has made an offer.
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.
