Fresno County, CA, November 8 – Four people were injured Saturday afternoon when a Ford Focus and a Lexus SUV collided at an intersection, causing both vehicles to roll over, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. on November 7 in the area of Marks and Lincoln avenues. CHP reported that the Ford had been heading north on Marks Avenue and failed to stop at a stop sign before striking the Lexus, which was traveling east on Lincoln Avenue.
Fresno County Rollover Crash Injures Four at Marks and Lincoln Avenues
After the collision, both vehicles rolled and came to a stop in a dirt field. The Ford also struck a wooden utility pole belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric. CHP has not released additional details about how the vehicles came to rest or the extent of damage to the pole.
Two occupants of the Ford were taken to Community Regional Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two people riding in the Lexus were also transported to the same hospital, with injuries ranging from moderate to major. In total, four people were hospitalized as a result of the crash.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash remains under investigation. According to CHP, investigators do not suspect that alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision between the Ford and the Lexus. Beyond the preliminary account of the Ford failing to stop at the stop sign, investigators have not released further information about how or why the crash occurred.
Several details about the crash have not been made public. The ages and identities of the four people taken to the hospital have not been released, and the California Highway Patrol has not said whether the driver of the Ford will face a citation for failing to stop at the stop sign. The current conditions of those hospitalized have also not been disclosed.
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.
