Berkeley, CA, November 9 – A woman in her 50s was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while trying to cross the street in a crosswalk in the Berkeley Hills area of the city, according to the Berkeley Police Department. The crash prompted a response from emergency crews and a road closure as authorities worked the scene. The department said it is continuing to investigate exactly how the crash occurred.
Berkeley Woman Hospitalized After Crosswalk Crash on Marin Avenue
According to the Berkeley Police Department, the collision occurred at approximately 3:27 p.m. on Monday, November 9, at the intersection of Marin Avenue and The Alameda. The woman was crossing at that intersection when she was struck. The department has not released a description of the vehicle involved or any information about the driver.
Emergency crews arrived at the scene soon after the crash and found the woman unconscious, according to the department. She was transported to Highland Hospital, where officers later reported that her condition had stabilized. The department’s report on the crash did not detail the extent of her injuries or how long she had been unconscious before help arrived.
Berkeley police also closed a stretch of Marin Avenue, from Fresno to The Alameda, so crews could work at the crash site, the department said. That closure affected the roadway near where the collision took place. Investigators said their review of the circumstances is ongoing, and no further updates were available.
No additional details were released in the Berkeley Police Department’s report on the crash. It remains unclear what led up to the collision, whether any citations were issued, or what specifically caused the vehicle to strike the woman as she crossed the street. The department said no cause had been determined as of its latest statement.
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.
