Crash
Seal Beach Boulevard Crash Snarls Southbound I-405 Amid Light Rain
Incident record
September 6, 2026
9:20 a.m.
southbound Interstate 405 at Seal Beach Boulevard
Seal Beach, Orange County, CA
California
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1 injured
None reported
Slight rain · 71°F · 0.07 in precip · 3 mph wind
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A traffic collision was reported Sunday morning on southbound Interstate 405 near the Seal Beach Boulevard interchange in Seal Beach, according to California Highway Patrol dispatch records. The crash was logged around 9:20 a.m. with injury status not confirmed in the dispatch entry, and light rain was falling in the area at the time.
CHP records classified the report as an unknown-injury collision. The dispatch line did not include how many vehicles were involved, a count of anyone hurt, or what caused the crash.
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California accident information
- Injury statute of limitations
- 2 years (From date of injury (CCP 335.1).)
- Wrongful death statute of limitations
- 2 years (From date of death (CCP 377.60).)
- Fault rule
- California uses pure comparative negligence: partial fault reduces recovery proportionally but does not bar it.
- Citations
- CCP 335.1 (SoL); CCP 377.60 (wrongful death); pure comparative per Li v. Yellow Cab
- Crash report agency
- California Highway Patrol (CHP 190 request) for CHP-investigated crashes; local police/sheriff otherwise.
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