Modesto, CA, October 19 – A pedestrian was injured on Sunday night after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Coffee Road and Floyd Avenue in Modesto, according to the California Highway Patrol. The pedestrian was reportedly walking in the crosswalk at the time of the crash. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital for treatment following the collision. Few other details have been made public so far.
Modesto Pedestrian Injured in Crosswalk Crash at Coffee Road and Floyd Avenue
The California Highway Patrol said the pedestrian was taken from the scene to receive medical care after the collision. The extent of the pedestrian’s injuries has not been disclosed, and officials have not said whether the pedestrian remains hospitalized. The CHP has not released the pedestrian’s name, age or hometown, and no information about the pedestrian’s condition has been provided since the crash occurred.
The California Highway Patrol has not released any information about the driver of the vehicle involved in the crash, including the driver’s identity. No description of the vehicle, such as its make or type, has been made public. Investigators have not said whether the pedestrian had the right of way in the crosswalk at the time of the collision.
Several details about the crash remain unconfirmed. The California Highway Patrol has not described what led the vehicle to strike the pedestrian while they were in the crosswalk. The current status of the investigation, including whether it remains active or whether citations will be issued, has not been disclosed by authorities.
What California law requires of drivers around pedestrians
Vehicle Code section 21950 requires a driver to yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing within any marked crosswalk, or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. Subdivision (b) is the one people misread: a pedestrian may walk or run, and doing either does not forfeit the right of way.
Subdivision (c) puts a separate duty on the driver. A driver approaching a pedestrian in any crosswalk must exercise all due care and reduce the speed of the vehicle. That duty applies whether or not the pedestrian had the right of way, and subdivision (d) preserves it: nothing in the section relieves a driver of the duty to use due care for the safety of any pedestrian in the roadway.
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.
