Orange, CA, November 14 – A man was hit by a vehicle on Friday morning, November 13, 2026, after his car stalled on the northbound 5 Freeway in Orange, authorities reported. The California Highway Patrol said the man was possibly changing a tire when an oncoming Chevrolet Silverado struck him. The crash happened near State College Boulevard at about 11:25 a.m. Traffic in the northbound lanes slowed in the aftermath.
Man struck by Chevrolet Silverado while stalled on 5 Freeway in Orange
The collision took place around 11:25 a.m. on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway, close to the State College Boulevard exit. According to the California Highway Patrol, the man’s car had stopped in the traffic lanes rather than on a shoulder. He was possibly changing a tire at the time, the agency said, when the Silverado came up behind him and hit him.
Northbound traffic on the freeway was moving slowly after the crash. The source report does not say how long the slowdown lasted, whether any lanes were closed, or when normal flow returned for drivers heading north through the Orange area.
Several details have not been released. The man’s name, age and condition are unknown, and it is not confirmed whether he was taken to a hospital. Authorities have not said who was driving the Silverado, how fast it was traveling, or whether any citation or arrest followed. The cause of the stall and the full circumstances of the collision remain unconfirmed.
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.
