San Jose, CA, September 22 – A crash involving two vehicles injured one person on northbound Highway 101 Sunday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responded to the scene and located both vehicles, though the CHP had not determined how the collision occurred. The injured person was taken to a local hospital for treatment. No further details about the incident had been released as of the CHP’s report.
San Jose Car Accident on Highway 101 Near Alum Rock Avenue Injures One
The California Highway Patrol reported that the crash took place at approximately 1:31 p.m. Sunday, on the northbound side of Highway 101 near Alum Rock Avenue. Two vehicles were involved, and one person was hurt. The circumstances that caused the vehicles to collide have not yet been made public by investigators.
Officers who responded to the scene located both vehicles that had been in the collision, the CHP said. At least one person suffered injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The report did not specify how many people were involved in the crash overall or describe the extent of the injuries.
The California Highway Patrol said the cause of the crash had not been determined and did not mention any citations or arrests in its report. The identities and conditions of those involved, the total number of people in each vehicle, and the specific factors that led to the collision were not released. No further updates had been issued as of the time of this 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.
