Bakersfield, CA, October 11 – One person was injured in a four-vehicle crash near Johnson Road and Heath Road in Bakersfield on Saturday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. The injured person was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The circumstances leading up to the crash have not been released.
Bakersfield: One Injured in Four-Vehicle Crash at Johnson Road and Heath Road
The California Highway Patrol reported that the crash occurred at 5:35 p.m. Saturday in the area of Johnson Road and Heath Road in Bakersfield. Four vehicles were involved and were recovered at the scene.
One person suffered injuries in the crash and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. No further information about the extent of the injuries has been released.
The California Highway Patrol has not released details about the events leading up to the crash. No information about potential causes, citations, or fault has been made public.
It remains unclear exactly how the four vehicles collided, whether any additional injuries occurred, or whether the investigation is ongoing. The identities of those involved have not been released, and the California Highway Patrol has not provided an update beyond the initial report.
What the at-fault driver is required to carry, and why it often is not enough
Vehicle Code section 16056 sets California’s minimum liability limits, and they changed recently. For a policy issued or renewed on or after 1 January 2025, the minimum is $30,000 for injury to or death of one person, $60,000 where two or more people are hurt, and $15,000 for property damage. Policies written before that date may still carry the older minimum of $15,000, $30,000 and $5,000.
Those are floors, not typical limits, and a single hospital admission can exhaust the lower figure before any other loss is counted. Where the at-fault driver carries the minimum, the uninsured and underinsured motorist cover on the injured person’s own policy is often the part that matters most, and it is worth checking early rather than after the other insurer has made an offer.
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.
