Woodland Hills, in the southwest San Fernando Valley, is home to Warner Center, Pierce College and our office, at 21300 Victory Blvd Suite 850, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. If you were hurt in a crash on the 101, on Ventura or Topanga Canyon Boulevard, or in a fall or another accident in Woodland Hills, a Woodland Hills personal injury lawyer from our firm is close by. We handle the insurance companies and the paperwork so you can focus on getting better.
This page covers who handles a crash report in Woodland Hills, including on the 101, what to do if a city street or city vehicle was involved, and Woodland Hills' main roads. It's general information, not legal advice.
Woodland Hills at a glance
- Our office
- 21300 Victory Blvd Suite 850, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Source: Shalom & Dash LLP office
- Part of
- The City of Los Angeles
- Ventura Boulevard
- Woodland Hills' section runs west from Corbin Avenue
- LAPD station
- Topanga Community Police Station
Source: LAPD: Topanga Community Police Station (opens in a new tab)
- CHP office
- West Valley Area, 5825 De Soto Avenue, Woodland Hills
- Emergency room
- Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center, 5601 De Soto Avenue
Source: Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center: Emergency Services (opens in a new tab)
Who handles a crash report in Woodland Hills?
On city streets, the LAPD. The LAPD lists Woodland Hills under its Topanga Community Police Station, and its Valley Traffic Division investigates traffic collisions for its Valley Bureau. Freeway crashes, including on the 101, are generally handled by the CHP, whose West Valley Area office is right in Woodland Hills, at 5825 De Soto Avenue. The CHP says that office was created to take over the region's freeways and highways from the LAPD.
If anyone was hurt, the drivers involved must also make a written report within 24 hours to the CHP or, inside a city, to the CHP or the city police department, and report the crash to the DMV within 10 days (Vehicle Code §20008 (opens in a new tab); §16000 (opens in a new tab)). Our car accident page walks through the other steps.
Sources: LAPD: Topanga Community Police Station (opens in a new tab); LAPD: Valley Traffic Division (opens in a new tab); CHP: (580) West Valley Area (opens in a new tab)
What if a city street, sidewalk or city vehicle was involved?
Woodland Hills is part of the City of Los Angeles, so a claim over a dangerous city street or sidewalk, or a crash with a city vehicle, usually starts with a written claim filed with the Los Angeles City Clerk, generally within six months of the incident. The City says only the City Clerk can accept it. Our Los Angeles page explains that process, claims involving Metro, the County or federal vehicles, and where injury lawsuits are filed.
Woodland Hills runs west along the 101 to the city limits, so an accident just past it may be outside the City of Los Angeles, where another agency's claim rules apply (community plan (opens in a new tab)).
Sources: City of Los Angeles, Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Hills-West Hills Community Plan (1999) (opens in a new tab); Los Angeles City Attorney: Claims (opens in a new tab); Los Angeles City Clerk: Claim for Damage (opens in a new tab); Government Code §911.2 (opens in a new tab)
Woodland Hills' main roads
The City's community plan describes Woodland Hills' boundaries as running generally along Victory Boulevard from Corbin Avenue to Topanga Canyon Boulevard, down Topanga Canyon Boulevard to US 101, then along the 101 west to the city limits, with the Santa Monica Mountains on the south (community plan (opens in a new tab)). Under the City's Ventura Boulevard specific plan, Woodland Hills' section runs from Corbin Avenue west to the Dry Canyon-Calabasas Flood Control Channel, west of Woodlake Avenue (specific plan (opens in a new tab)).
For emergency care, Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center lists an emergency department open 24 hours at 5601 De Soto Avenue (Kaiser Permanente (opens in a new tab)). In an emergency, call 911.
How we can help in Woodland Hills
- Car AccidentsRear-end crashes, intersection collisions, hit-and-runs and uninsured drivers.
- Truck AccidentsCrashes with big rigs, delivery vans and other commercial trucks.
- Motorcycle AccidentsRiders hurt by careless drivers, unsafe lane changes and left turns.
- Slip & FallFalls on wet floors, broken stairs, uneven walkways or poorly lit property.
Woodland Hills questions
Where is your office?
Our office is at 21300 Victory Blvd Suite 850, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, on Victory Boulevard. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call us first at (818) 465-8795 so we can set a time to talk, or start a free case review online. We take personal injury cases from Woodland Hills, the rest of the San Fernando Valley and across California.
Who handles a crash on the 101 in Woodland Hills?
Generally the CHP. Its West Valley Area office, in Woodland Hills, was created to take over traffic responsibility for the region's freeways and highways from the LAPD. Crashes on city streets, like Ventura Boulevard, are handled by the LAPD, whose Valley Traffic Division investigates traffic collisions for its Valley Bureau.
Sources: CHP: (580) West Valley Area (opens in a new tab); LAPD: Valley Traffic Division (opens in a new tab)
Which LAPD station covers Woodland Hills?
The Topanga Community Police Station, which lists Woodland Hills among the communities it serves. Next door, Tarzana and Encino are covered by the West Valley station. Traffic collisions on Woodland Hills streets are investigated by the LAPD's Valley Traffic Division, which serves the Topanga station.
Sources: LAPD: Topanga Community Police Station (opens in a new tab); LAPD: West Valley Community Police Station (opens in a new tab); LAPD: Valley Traffic Division (opens in a new tab)