Chatsworth, CA, October 21 – A two-vehicle collision resulted in minor injuries Wednesday afternoon on the De Soto Avenue on-ramp to westbound State Route 118, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency said the crash was reported at approximately 12:24 p.m. on October 21, 2026. Few additional details about how the collision occurred have been released so far. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
Chatsworth Two-Vehicle Crash on State Route 118 Causes Minor Injuries
CHP officers, local firefighters and paramedics responded to the on-ramp, according to the agency. Responding crews found two vehicles involved in the collision when they arrived at the scene. CHP did not say how many people were inside each vehicle or whether anyone required transport for treatment. The agency has not released the makes, models, or any other descriptions of the vehicles involved in the crash.
The California Highway Patrol has not released a cause for the crash and has not said whether either driver was cited. CHP has also not indicated whether speed or impairment were factors in the collision. The agency’s examination of how the two vehicles came to collide at the on-ramp is still underway.
The identities and ages of those involved in the collision have not been made public. CHP said no other details beyond the basic facts of the crash were available at the time of its report. What exactly led the two vehicles to collide, and the full extent of the injuries reported, remain unconfirmed as the investigation continues.
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.
