Victorville, CA, November 15 – A man in a wheelchair was taken to a hospital after a vehicle hit him on a Saturday evening in Victorville, according to the Victorville Police Department. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on November 14 on Seventh Street, north of La Paz Drive. Police said the man was in the roadway when a northbound Toyota Prius struck him. The department has not released information about his condition.
Man in wheelchair hurt when struck by Toyota Prius in Victorville
Authorities said the man was in the roadway at the time of the collision. The vehicle that hit him was a northbound Toyota Prius. The sources reviewed do not say why he was in the road or how the two came into contact, and no cause for the crash has been given.
Firefighters took the man to a nearby hospital. Information about his condition was not available, though he was alert when he was transported. The name of the hospital and the nature of his injuries have not been made public, and his age has not been released.
The woman driving the Prius stopped after the crash and stayed at the scene. No arrest or citation has been reported, and police have not said whether anyone is considered at fault.
Several points remain unconfirmed. Police have not said how seriously the man was hurt, what led to the collision, or whether the investigation has produced any findings about the driver or the circumstances. Updates may follow if the department releases more information.
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.
