Riverside, CA, November 14 – An e-bike rider was seriously injured when a vehicle struck them on the Adams Street on-ramp to eastbound State Route 91 in Riverside early Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Initial dispatch information indicated that the rider became trapped underneath the vehicle. The injured rider was taken to Riverside Community Hospital with major injuries, according to emergency responders. Traffic on the on-ramp was stopped while crews worked at the scene, and the CHP later issued a SigAlert.
Riverside e-bike rider seriously injured in Adams Street on-ramp collision
The collision was reported at approximately 6:54 a.m. on Saturday, according to the CHP. Initial dispatch information indicated that a vehicle struck the e-bike rider, who became trapped underneath it. Good Samaritans reportedly attempted to lift the vehicle in order to reach the injured rider. Details on how long the rider remained trapped have not been released.
Emergency responders later indicated that the injured rider, identified as David Perry, was taken to Riverside Community Hospital with major injuries. No update on the rider’s condition has been released. Authorities stopped traffic and temporarily closed the eastbound Adams Street on-ramp while crews responded. The CHP issued a SigAlert at approximately 7:39 a.m. and requested a tow truck to assist at the scene.
The cause of the collision has not been released. It is not known what type of vehicle was involved, who was driving, or whether the CHP has determined that anyone was at fault. No information has been released on whether any citations or arrests are connected to the crash. It is also unconfirmed when the on-ramp fully reopened.
What California law requires of drivers around cyclists
Vehicle Code section 21760, the Three Feet for Safety Act, requires a driver overtaking a bicycle traveling in the same direction to pass at a distance of at least three feet between any part of the vehicle and any part of the bicycle or its rider. Passing closer than that is a violation of the section rather than a matter of judgment.
Section 22517 covers the other common way a cyclist is hurt without being struck from behind. No person may open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless it is reasonably safe to do so, and no door may be left open longer than is necessary to load or unload passengers.
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.
