San Jose, CA, September 30 – A man was injured on Monday evening when the electric scooter he was riding was struck by a vehicle, according to authorities. He was taken to a hospital for treatment after the crash. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators who responded. Authorities have not released the identities of those involved, and have not provided additional information about how the crash happened.
San Jose Scooter Rider Injured in Crash Near McKee Road and Interstate 680
The crash was reported at around 6:09 p.m. on September 28 near the intersection of McKee Road and Interstate 680, according to authorities. A man was riding an electric scooter in the area when a vehicle struck him. He was injured in the collision, though authorities have not released further specifics about how the crash occurred.
The scooter rider was taken to a hospital following the crash, where his injuries were described as non-life-threatening. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene afterward and cooperated with investigators who responded, according to authorities. The nature of the rider’s injuries beyond that general description has not been disclosed.
Authorities have not released the identities of either the driver or the scooter rider involved in the crash. The cause of the collision has also not been disclosed, and no further updates on the investigation have been made public. Those details remain unconfirmed, and it is not yet known whether the investigation into the crash is still ongoing.
Lane splitting, and what the Vehicle Code actually says
Vehicle Code section 21658.1 defines lane splitting and authorises the California Highway Patrol to develop educational guidelines for it. What matters after a crash is the distinction the section draws: lane splitting is not prohibited in California, and not prohibited is not the same thing as legal.
The practical effect is that a rider who was lane splitting has not broken a rule by doing so, and an insurer that treats lane splitting as automatic fault is asserting something the statute does not say. Fault still turns on how each party behaved, the same as in any other collision.
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.
