Bakersfield, CA, October 29 – A cyclist suffered major injuries Wednesday morning after colliding with a vehicle in the 5800 block of Olive Drive near Oakhaven Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 11:21 a.m. on October 28, 2026. The cyclist was soon taken to a hospital for treatment, where their condition has not yet been made public by authorities.
Bakersfield Cyclist Hospitalized With Major Injuries After Collision With Car
According to the CHP, first responders who arrived at the location found the bicyclist and a white car together at the crash site. The agency has not said how the two came into contact or who, if anyone, was found to be at fault. No citations or arrests connected to the crash have been announced by the CHP.
The extent of the cyclist’s major injuries has not been detailed beyond the CHP’s initial report, and no updated condition has been released. It is unclear whether the cyclist remains hospitalized as of this report. The CHP also has not said whether the driver of the car was hurt in the collision.
Several details about the crash remain unconfirmed. The CHP has not released the cyclist’s name, age or hometown, nor identified the driver of the car. What caused the collision and the cyclist’s current medical condition have not been made public as of this report. The CHP’s investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
What California law requires of drivers around cyclists
Vehicle Code section 21760, the Three Feet for Safety Act, requires a driver overtaking a bicycle traveling in the same direction to pass at a distance of at least three feet between any part of the vehicle and any part of the bicycle or its rider. Passing closer than that is a violation of the section rather than a matter of judgment.
Section 22517 covers the other common way a cyclist is hurt without being struck from behind. No person may open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless it is reasonably safe to do so, and no door may be left open longer than is necessary to load or unload passengers.
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.
