Ventura, CA, September 23 – A bicyclist suffered major injuries after being struck by a car, according to the Ventura Police Department. Police said a 61-year-old Santa Paula woman was behind the wheel of the vehicle involved, though the circumstances that led to the collision remain unclear. The rider was taken to a hospital following the crash, and further details about their condition have not been released by authorities.
Ventura Bicyclist Suffers Major Injuries in Crash on Telegraph Road
The crash happened around 1:14 p.m. on September 18 on Telegraph Road near Saticoy Street in Ventura, according to the Ventura Police Department. A bicyclist was struck by a car while traveling through the area. The rider suffered major injuries in the collision and was taken to a hospital for treatment following the crash.
Telegraph Road was closed between Saticoy Street and Cambria Avenue for several hours following the crash, according to the Ventura Police Department. The car involved was being driven by a 61-year-old woman from Santa Paula. Beyond her age and city of residence, police have not released additional information about the driver or the vehicle she was driving.
The Ventura Police Department said the circumstances that led to the crash remain unclear, and the investigation is ongoing. No citations or arrests had been reported in connection with the collision, according to police. The bicyclist has not been publicly identified, and the rider’s condition following treatment has not been released. Investigators have not said what, if anything, contributed to the crash.
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.
