Gonzales Law Offices — San Bernardino Accident Attorney
Mark "The Shark" Gonzales (CA Bar #249340) handles all Highland Ave car accident cases in San Bernardino — Del Rosa Ave, Waterman Ave, E Street, Arrowhead Ave, Sterling Ave. City of SB liability for signal timing gaps and infrastructure deficiencies. Free 24/7: 909-587-6336.
San Bernardino car accident lawyer — Mark "The Shark" Gonzales, Esq. | CA Bar #249340 | 909-587-6336
Gonzales Law Offices — Mark Gonzales, Esq. (CA Bar #249340) — handles all Highland Ave crash cases in San Bernardino. Highland Ave is SB's highest-crash east-west arterial. We fight for maximum compensation including City of SB liability for infrastructure gaps that contribute to crashes. Free 24/7: 909-587-6336.
Highland Avenue runs east-west across the full width of San Bernardino — from Mt. Vernon Ave through the Arrowhead district, Del Rosa, and into the neighboring city of Highland. At 6 lanes with a posted speed of 45 mph and dozens of cross-street intersections, it is the single highest-crash surface street in San Bernardino County. Signal timing deficiencies and a lack of protected left-turn phases at key intersections are the primary City of SB infrastructure liability angles.
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The Del Rosa Ave intersection is the highest-crash point on Highland Ave in SB. Del Rosa is a major north-south connector between the Arrowhead area and the Highland Ave commercial corridor — high speeds and left-turn conflicts dominate the crash profile.
Primary causes: left-turn angle crashes, failure to yield, red-light running.
Settlement range: $55K–$650K
Waterman Ave is SB's primary north-south arterial south of Highland. The intersection serves the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center corridor — medical transport vehicles and distracted drivers near the hospital zone add to crash frequency.
Proximity to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center creates strong documented injury evidence.
Settlement range: $50K–$600K
The E Street corridor connects downtown San Bernardino to the Highland Ave zone. High commercial density and a lack of protected left-turn phases create persistent T-bone crash patterns on both Highland Ave and E Street approaches.
Settlement range: $45K–$500K
Arrowhead Ave is named for its connection to the Arrowhead neighborhood and runs through a mixed residential-commercial zone. Pedestrian activity and school-age foot traffic in the adjacent neighborhoods create crosswalk vulnerability at this intersection.
Settlement range: $55K–$580K (pedestrian: $200K–$2M+)
The Sterling Ave intersection sits in a transitional zone between the Del Rosa residential district and the Highland commercial corridor. High-speed approach from the west and inadequate deceleration lane create rear-end pile-up patterns.
Settlement range: $40K–$420K
Where Highland Ave bridges over I-215, the transition from freeway overpass to surface-street speed creates crash conditions — vehicles decelerating from the overpass zone into the grid on both the east and west sides.
Settlement range: $55K–$600K
Highland Ave was designed decades ago for far lower traffic volumes. As San Bernardino has grown, the infrastructure has not kept pace — signal cycle timing has not been updated at multiple key intersections, protected left-turn phases are missing where crash data clearly supports adding them, and crosswalk markings are faded or absent at several pedestrian-heavy zones.
When a road design defect or maintenance failure contributes to your crash, the City of San Bernardino is liable under California Government Code §835. These government liability cases run alongside any vehicle liability claims — meaning multiple defendants and multiple insurance sources.
Gonzales Law Offices files government tort claims on the same day we are hired. We have experience with City of San Bernardino infrastructure claims and know which intersections have pending signal upgrade orders — information that is critical to your case.
Gonzales Law Offices — Mark Gonzales, Esq. (CA Bar #249340). We handle all Highland Ave crash cases including Del Rosa Ave, Waterman Ave, E Street, and Arrowhead Ave. City of SB liability included. Free 24/7: 909-587-6336.
Highland Ave is SB's primary east-west arterial — 6 lanes, 45 mph, dozens of cross-street intersections, and insufficient protected left-turn phases at key points. Signal timing has not been updated to match current traffic volumes. These infrastructure gaps create direct City of SB liability.
Yes — if poor signal timing, missing protected left-turn phases, faded crosswalk markings, or inadequate lighting contributed to your crash, the City of San Bernardino can be liable under Government Code §835. Claims must be filed within 6 months — call immediately: 909-587-6336.
Typical car-vs-car crashes: $45K–$500K. City road defect cases: $100K–$1.5M. Pedestrian strikes: $200K–$2.5M+. Commercial truck crashes near I-215: $250K–$2M+.
Two years from the accident under CCP §335.1. If the City of SB or Caltrans contributed, 6 months under Government Code §911.2. Call immediately: 909-587-6336.