Visalia, CA, September 22 – A two-vehicle crash on southbound Highway 99 near Avenue 328 left three children injured on Monday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP reported that the collision happened around 2:42 p.m. All three juveniles hurt in the crash were transported to a local hospital for treatment, and investigators have not yet said what led up to the collision.
Visalia Crash on Highway 99 Sends Three Children to Hospital
Emergency crews responded to the scene and transported all three injured juveniles to a local hospital for treatment, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP has not released information on the severity of their injuries. Two vehicles were involved in the crash, though officials have not said how many occupants were in each vehicle or whether anyone else at the scene was hurt.
The California Highway Patrol said the events leading up to the crash have not yet been determined. Investigators are still working to establish what caused the two vehicles to collide. The CHP has not announced any arrests or citations in connection with the crash, and it is unclear when the investigation will conclude.
Several details about the crash remain unconfirmed. The ages of the three injured juveniles, the extent of their injuries, and the types of vehicles involved have not been released. It is also not known whether the juveniles were passengers or drivers, or how many other people, if any, were involved in the crash. The California Highway Patrol has not said when additional information will be made available.
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.
