El Segundo, CA, September 15 – A crash on the northbound 405 Freeway near El Segundo Boulevard injured one person Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision was reported at 1:11 p.m., and the injured individual was taken to a local hospital, though their condition has not been released. CHP has not released information on what led to the crash or how it occurred.
Los Angeles Crash on 405 Freeway Near El Segundo Boulevard Injures One
The collision on the freeway involved four vehicles, the California Highway Patrol said. The agency has not released a description of the vehicles, identified the drivers, or explained what caused them to collide. It also has not said whether the collision resulted in any injuries beyond the one person taken to the hospital.
The California Highway Patrol has not said whether the crash remains under investigation or whether any citations have resulted from it. The agency is the only source that has confirmed details of the crash so far, and it has not indicated how long its review of the incident is expected to take.
Several details about the crash remain unconfirmed, including the identity and condition of the injured person, the vehicles and drivers involved, and what caused the four vehicles to collide on the freeway. The California Highway Patrol had not released additional information as of the time of this report, and no timeline has been given for when further details may become available.
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.
