Fresno Police Motor Officer Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash in Clovis

Under California Vehicle Code 21800, drivers approaching an intersection must yield the right-of-way to any vehicle that has already entered from a different roadway, and when two vehicles enter at the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right. Roundabouts like the one at Owens Mountain Parkway and Temperance Avenue apply these same right-of-way principles to circulating traffic. A failure to yield at an uncontrolled or partially controlled intersection is a common cause of two-vehicle crashes like this one.

California Vehicle Code 22350, the state’s basic speed law, requires drivers to operate at a speed that is safe for the conditions present, including intersection and roundabout approaches where visibility and reaction time are limited. Even where no posted speed limit is exceeded, a driver can still be found to have violated this law if their speed was unsafe for the circumstances. Investigators often examine approach speed when determining fault in intersection and roundabout collisions.