Los Angeles, CA, October 17 – A two-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon left one person with minor injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred in the Pasadena area, and the injured person was taken to a local hospital for treatment. CHP said investigators have not yet determined what led to the two-vehicle collision, and few other details have been released to the public so far.
Pasadena Crash on 210 Freeway Near Sunland Boulevard Injures One
CHP reported that the collision occurred around 2:02 p.m. on the 210 Freeway near Sunland Boulevard in Pasadena. Two vehicles were involved in the crash. The agency’s initial report did not include which direction of the freeway the vehicles were traveling or where exactly along that stretch the impact took place.
CHP has not indicated that either driver was cited or arrested in connection with the crash. The agency also has not released information about which vehicle, if either, was found to be at fault. The investigation remains active, and CHP had not announced any additional findings as of this report.
Several details about the crash have not been confirmed. CHP has not released the identities of the drivers, descriptions of the vehicles, or whether anyone beyond the one injured person was hurt. It is also not known whether any lanes of the 210 Freeway were closed or for how long traffic was affected. No further updates had been issued by CHP as of this 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.
