San Jose, CA, September 12 – One person was injured in a multi-vehicle collision on Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The injured person was transported to a local hospital for treatment following the crash. The CHP responded to the scene and began investigating how the collision occurred. Details about the vehicles and drivers involved were limited as the agency worked to piece together what happened.
San Jose Three-Vehicle Crash on Highway 85 Near Fremont Avenue Injures One
The collision occurred around 8:19 a.m. on Highway 85 near Fremont Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Three vehicles were involved in the crash. Authorities have not said which vehicles struck one another or how the collision unfolded, and officers were still gathering information at the scene in the aftermath of the crash.
The person injured in the crash was taken to a local hospital for treatment, the CHP confirmed. The agency did not disclose the extent of the injuries or the identity of the person hurt. It was not clear how many people were involved across the three vehicles or whether anyone else required medical attention.
As of Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol had not determined what caused the collision or which driver, if any, was at fault. The agency has not released the make or model of the vehicles involved, and it remains unclear whether any citations were issued. The CHP said the investigation into the crash was ongoing.
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.
