Redwood City, CA, September 29 – A collision involving four vehicles on Highway 101 near Poplar Avenue left one person injured on Monday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said the crash was reported around 4:45 p.m. The injured person was taken from the scene to a local hospital for treatment. Investigators had not immediately determined what led to the collision, the CHP said.
Redwood City Crash on Highway 101 Near Poplar Avenue Injures One
Beyond confirming that the injury required treatment at a hospital, the CHP did not release further medical details. The agency did not disclose the injured person’s name, age, or the extent of the injuries, and it did not state whether the injuries required an extended hospital stay. No information was released about the emergency response to the scene of the four-vehicle crash.
Four vehicles were involved in the collision, according to the CHP, though the agency’s report did not describe how the vehicles came into contact with one another or the order in which the crash unfolded. No details were released about the types of vehicles involved or the number of people who were in them at the time of the crash.
Several details about the crash remain unclear. The CHP did not say whether any citations were issued or whether speed, impairment, or another specific factor contributed to the wreck. The identity of the injured person and the current status of the investigation had not been made public as of the CHP’s 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.
