Costa Mesa, CA, November 11 – A motorcycle and a Chevrolet sedan collided on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway near Victory Street on Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at approximately 11:19 a.m. One person involved was taken to a hospital afterward, though the extent of that person’s injuries has not been released. The cause of the collision has not been disclosed, and the incident remains under review by investigators.
Costa Mesa Motorcycle Crash on 55 Freeway Sends One to Hospital
One person was taken to a hospital for treatment following the collision, according to the California Highway Patrol. The specific nature and severity of that person’s injuries have not been disclosed. It is not yet known whether anyone else involved in the crash sustained injuries or required medical attention at the scene.
The California Highway Patrol has not released further details about how the two vehicles came into contact on the freeway. No information has been provided about a possible cause of the crash, and officials have not said whether any citations were issued in connection with the collision. The CHP is the agency handling the investigation, and no additional statements had been issued beyond the initial report.
Several details about the crash remain unconfirmed. The identities of everyone involved, the exact cause of the collision and the current condition of the person taken to the hospital have not been made public. No information about fault has been released, and no further updates were available at the time of this report.
Lane splitting, and what the Vehicle Code actually says
Vehicle Code section 21658.1 defines lane splitting and authorizes 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.
