Bicycle, CA, October 8 – A bicyclist was injured in a crash on a Sacramento roadway Wednesday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. The cyclist was hurt in the collision and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The agency has not released many additional details about how the crash happened or the extent of the injuries involved. It remains the only agency that has commented publicly on the incident so far.
Sacramento Bicyclist Injured in Crash on Marconi Avenue
According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 4:32 p.m. on Marconi Avenue near Eastern Avenue in Sacramento. The agency identified that location in its report but did not describe how the collision occurred or what led to the cyclist being injured in that area. No other streets or landmarks were referenced in the information provided.
The injured cyclist was transported to a local hospital following the crash, the California Highway Patrol said, though the name of the hospital and the cyclist’s current condition have not been disclosed. No updates on the cyclist’s recovery or medical status have been made public since the crash was first reported on Wednesday evening.
The California Highway Patrol has not released the cyclist’s name, age, or hometown, nor has it disclosed any information about what caused the crash. It is also not known whether any other vehicles, drivers, or pedestrians were involved, or whether the crash remains under active investigation. None of those details have been made public as of this report.
What California law requires of drivers around cyclists
Vehicle Code section 21760, the Three Feet for Safety Act, requires a driver overtaking a bicycle travelling 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.
