Bakersfield, CA, October 22 – A two-car accident left one person with injuries on Thursday morning in Bakersfield, according to the California Highway Patrol. The injured person suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Investigators have not yet determined what led to the crash. Authorities have not released additional information about the vehicles involved or the people inside them.
Bakersfield Two-Car Crash on Highway 99 Near Wible Road Injures One
The California Highway Patrol said the collision took place at approximately 5:05 a.m. along Highway 99 near Wible Road. Two vehicles were involved. According to the agency, the events leading up to the crash were not immediately established, meaning the cause had not yet been determined at the time of the report. No further details about the vehicles or drivers were included.
One person suffered minor injuries in the two-car crash and was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to the report. The CHP did not specify the name of the hospital or provide further detail about the injured person’s condition. It also did not say whether the second driver or any passengers were hurt.
As of this report, the California Highway Patrol had not determined what caused the collision, and no citations or arrests had been announced. The names of the drivers involved have not been released. Details about the vehicles, the exact circumstances of the crash and whether charges may eventually be filed remain unconfirmed.
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 January 1, 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.
