Oakland

If the wreck happened near Broadway, Telegraph Avenue, and the I-880 and I-580 corridors, the filing county is Alameda County. A later drive to 24th Street does not move the case.

When the collision occurred in this county, civil papers usually go to the Alameda County Superior Court. Recheck the branch, clerk hours, and phone on that court’s official page. If the wreck actually happened in a different county, file there instead.

An ordinary injury claim here is still on California’s two-year injury-and-death deadline in section 335.1. Venue stays with the county of the collision. Save the official crash paperwork and calendar any six-month public-entity notice.