Anaheim, CA, October 26 – A motorcycle crash on the 91 Freeway left at least one person with minor injuries and involved two other vehicles, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision happened Saturday afternoon when the motorcycle collided with a sedan, and debris from that impact struck a third vehicle. The CHP said investigators are still working to determine what caused the crash.
Anaheim Motorcycle Collision on 91 Freeway Leaves One With Minor Injuries
The crash was reported around 12:16 p.m. on the eastbound 91 Freeway at State Route 241, according to CHP logs. The vehicles involved included a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a gray sedan, and a silver Volkswagen. The Volkswagen was traveling in the westbound lanes when it was struck by debris from the initial impact between the motorcycle and the sedan, authorities said.
The CHP has not released additional details about what led to the initial collision between the motorcycle and the sedan, and it is still investigating how the crash started. The agency has also not said whether the roadway was closed or how traffic was affected in the eastbound or westbound lanes while the scene was cleared.
Several details about the crash have not been made public. The CHP has not released the names or ages of those involved, including the motorcycle rider, or specified how many people were in the sedan or the Volkswagen. The extent of the minor injuries and whether anyone required treatment at a hospital have also not been confirmed.
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.
