Pedestrian, CA, November 3 – A pedestrian was struck by a truck on Monday morning in Silverado, leaving the victim with injuries that have not yet been specified, according to the California Highway Patrol. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital following the crash. The circumstances that led to the collision have not been determined, and authorities have not released additional information about the incident.
Pedestrian Struck by Truck on Silverado Canyon Road
The crash happened on Silverado Canyon Road near Thomas Coyne Survival Schools at around 11:48 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported. A pedestrian was struck by a truck in the area, though it has not been said whether the pedestrian was crossing the roadway, walking along it, or in another location at the time of the crash. The exact circumstances of the collision have not been described by investigators.
Emergency responders transported the injured pedestrian to a hospital after the crash. The severity of the pedestrian’s injuries has not been disclosed, and no update on their condition has been made available. No information has been released about whether the truck’s driver remained at the scene or about any other vehicles or people who may have witnessed the collision.
The California Highway Patrol has not released findings on what caused the crash. According to the department, no citations or arrests have been reported, and no determination of fault has been made public. The pedestrian’s identity, age, and current condition have not been disclosed, and it remains unclear whether the investigation is still active.
What California law requires of drivers around pedestrians
Vehicle Code section 21950 requires a driver to yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing within any marked crosswalk, or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. Subdivision (b) is the one people misread: a pedestrian may walk or run, and doing either does not forfeit the right of way.
Subdivision (c) puts a separate duty on the driver. A driver approaching a pedestrian in any crosswalk must exercise all due care and reduce the speed of the vehicle. That duty applies whether or not the pedestrian had the right of way, and subdivision (d) preserves it: nothing in the section relieves a driver of the duty to use due care for the safety of any pedestrian in the roadway.
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.
