Modesto, CA, October 10 – A crash on Highway 33 near Frank Cox Road left one person with minor injuries early Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency said the two-vehicle collision happened around 4:30 a.m. The injured person was taken to a local hospital for treatment. CHP officials have not released further information about how the crash occurred or who was involved.
Modesto Crash on Highway 33 Near Frank Cox Road Leaves One Injured
Two vehicles were involved in the crash, and both were recovered from the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency’s report did not specify the make, model or direction of travel of either vehicle, nor how many occupants were inside each one at the time of the collision.
Only one person was reported injured in the crash despite two vehicles being involved, the California Highway Patrol said. That person’s injuries were described as minor, and no other injuries were reported among those involved in the collision. The CHP did not say how many people in total were in the two vehicles at the time of the crash.
The California Highway Patrol said the events leading up to the crash were not immediately determined, and the cause remains unconfirmed. The agency has not released the names of those involved, including the person who was hurt, and has not said whether any citations resulted from its investigation. Further details about the crash, including what caused it, had not been made public as of the CHP’s report.
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.
