Pedestrian, CA, September 29 – A pedestrian died Monday night after being struck by a car while attempting to cross State Route 116 near Sparkes Road in Sebastopol, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision happened at around 8:40 p.m. as the pedestrian tried to cross the roadway and was hit by an oncoming vehicle. CHP officers responded to the scene to investigate.
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car on State Route 116 in Sebastopol
The California Highway Patrol reported that the crash occurred on State Route 116 near Sparkes Road in Sebastopol at approximately 8:40 p.m. Monday. A pedestrian was attempting to cross the road in the area when an oncoming car struck them. The pedestrian died as a result of the collision.
CHP officers responded to the scene following the crash. The agency has not released additional details about the vehicle involved or the driver at this time.
The California Highway Patrol has not yet released the identity of the pedestrian who died, nor has it disclosed further information about the circumstances leading up to the crash. No cause has been determined or announced.
Several details about the crash remain unconfirmed, including the identity of the driver, any potential contributing factors, and whether any citations have been issued. This report will be updated if the California Highway Patrol releases further information.
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.
Who is entitled to bring a claim when someone is killed
Code of Civil Procedure section 377.60 decides who may bring a wrongful death action. The first group is the surviving spouse, domestic partner, children and the issue of deceased children, or, where there is no surviving issue, whoever would take the estate by intestate succession.
A second group may bring the action only if they were financially dependent on the person who died: a putative spouse and their children, stepchildren, parents, and the legal guardians of the person who died where the parents are deceased. Parents are in that second group, which is the part families are most often surprised by, because dependency has to be shown rather than assumed.
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.
