Pasadena, CA, September 15 – A two-vehicle collision on Highway 134 near San Rafael Avenue left one person injured on Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 11:02 a.m., and one occupant reported pain at the scene before being taken to a local hospital for treatment. The CHP had not determined how the collision occurred as of its initial report, and no further details about the vehicles or drivers involved have been released.
Pasadena Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 134 Injures One
The California Highway Patrol responded to the two-vehicle crash and is treating it as an active investigation. Officers have not said what led up to the collision, and the agency’s initial report did not identify the vehicles involved or indicate whether the freeway was closed afterward. One person involved reported pain and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
CHP officers are continuing to look into the circumstances of the crash. As is typical during the early stages of a traffic investigation, the agency has not released findings on fault, speed or any other contributing factor, and it did not indicate whether any citations were issued. No additional information about the drivers has been made public.
Several details about the crash remain unknown. The California Highway Patrol has not said what caused the two vehicles to collide, whether either driver was cited, or the extent of the injured person’s condition beyond the reported pain. This account reflects the information the CHP has made available and may be updated if further details are released.
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.
