San Jose, CA, October 13 – At least one person suffered serious injuries in a multi-vehicle collision that involved a motorcycle on a Tuesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash shut down lanes on a highway in San Jose and drew a response from local fire crews. The injured person was taken to a hospital, though officials have not released additional details about the circumstances of the collision or who was involved.
San Jose Multi-Vehicle Crash on Highway 87 Leaves One Seriously Injured
The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened at approximately 5:29 p.m. in San Jose, south of the Alma Avenue overcrossing on southbound Highway 87. The collision involved multiple vehicles, including a motorcycle, and left at least one person with major injuries. CHP’s report did not detail the extent of damage to the other vehicles involved.
Firefighters from San Jose responded to the crash and shut down three travel lanes, numbered 1 through 3, to keep the scene secure for emergency crews. At least one patient was then taken from the scene to a hospital for treatment, though the California Highway Patrol has not said which facility or revealed the patient’s exact condition.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the collision. The agency said no citations or arrests had been announced in connection with the crash as of its latest report. CHP has also not released details on how the collision unfolded or what role, if any, each vehicle played leading up to the crash.
Several details about the crash have not been made public. The identities of those involved, including the motorcyclist, have not been released, and it remains unknown whether impairment, speed, or another factor contributed to the collision. The California Highway Patrol has not indicated when further updates on the investigation or the injured patient’s condition will be available.
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.
