Modesto, CA, September 24 – A crash involving two vehicles sent one person to the hospital early Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers who responded to the scene found the vehicles, but what led up to the collision had not been immediately determined. The injured person was taken to a local hospital for treatment, and further details about the crash had not been released.
Modesto Crash on Highway 99 Near Crows Landing Road Injures One
The crash occurred at 5:26 a.m. Friday on Highway 99 near Crows Landing Road in Modesto, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two vehicles were involved in the collision. One person was injured and was transported to a local hospital for treatment, CHP said. No further details about the injured person’s condition have been released.
CHP officers responded to the scene after the crash was reported and located the two vehicles involved. According to the California Highway Patrol, the events leading up to the collision were not immediately determined. The agency’s investigation into the crash remains open as it works to establish exactly what happened.
Several details about the crash have not been released. The California Highway Patrol has not said what caused the two vehicles to collide, whether either driver was cited, or the exact extent of the injured person’s injuries. The identity of the person who was hospitalized has also not been disclosed. As of this report, no additional updates on the investigation had been made public.
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.
