Fresno, CA, October 26 – A man died Monday morning after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the westbound lanes of Highway 180 in central Fresno, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said the crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. near Cedar Avenue and that the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The agency has opened an investigation into the crash and has not yet said what led up to it.
Fresno Pedestrian Killed in Highway 180 Crash Near Cedar Avenue
The driver of the vehicle that struck the man remained at the scene after the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said the driver has been cooperating with investigators. CHP has not said whether the driver will face any citations or charges, and the agency had not reported any arrests as of Monday.
The California Highway Patrol said its investigation into the crash remains active. CHP has not released a cause for the collision, and the agency has not said why the man was on foot on the highway when he was struck. No timeline has been given for when the investigation might conclude.
The identity of the man who died has not been released by the California Highway Patrol. CHP has not disclosed any additional background about him, and the full circumstances that led to the crash remain unconfirmed. The agency has not said when more information might be released, and no further details had been made public as of Monday.
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.
Who is entitled to bring a claim when someone is killed
Code of Civil Procedure section 377.60 decides who may bring a wrongful death action. The first group is the surviving spouse, domestic partner, children and the issue of deceased children, or, where there is no surviving issue, whoever would take the estate by intestate succession.
A second group may bring the action only if they were financially dependent on the person who died: a putative spouse and their children, stepchildren, parents, and the legal guardians of the person who died where the parents are deceased. Parents are in that second group, which is the part families are most often surprised by, because dependency has to be shown rather than assumed.
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.
