[06-16-2024] Kern County, CA – Three People Injured Following Pursuit Led To Reckless Multi-Vehicle Collision on Niles Street

Three people were injured following a pursuit that led to a reckless multi-vehicle collision in Bakersfield on early Sunday morning, June 16, 2024.

According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the crash happened around 12:10 a.m. in the area of Mount Vernon and Niles Street.

Authorities stated that a 22-year-old driver of a vehicle failed to yield to the officers, initiating a pursuit. The vehicle then struck several vehicles along the road, one was hit on Oswell Street, and another two parked cars in the parking lot of Stella’s Sandtrap.

Police said that the suspect vehicle then continued eastbound and struck a third vehicle parked along the west wall of the business. The parked vehicle was pushed into the interior of Stella’s Sandtrap and struck three people inside.

Two people sustained minor injuries, and the third victim was transported to a hospital with complaints of pain. Details on their identities were not available as of yet. The 22-year-old driver, identified as Manuel G, was arrested after the pursuit.

Further information has yet to be released. Investigations are ongoing.

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First, you should check on all passengers, drivers, and pedestrians involved. If they need medical help, call for an ambulance immediately. Make sure that you don’t move anyone who is unconscious or reports back or neck pain unless their life is in imminent danger, for example, from a fire or oncoming traffic. Since car accidents are unexpected, you also need to do the following:

1. Call the police to report any deaths, injuries, or substantial property damage. Get the names and badge numbers of the officers who are at the scene of the accident. Later, you need to call the police department and request an accident report.
2. Take pictures of all parties involved, including their driver’s licenses and insurance cards, as well as their vehicles. Do not forget to capture any visible damages, skid marks, and the vehicles’ points of rest.
3. Take note of the street names, traffic lights, and signs.
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Reckless Driving Accident Statistics

Automobile crashes are the leading cause of unintentional deaths and injuries in the US. Every year, car accidents claim the lives of two million people and injure ten million more.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines reckless driving as “willful disregard” for the safety of other road users. The NHTSA also recorded 11,258 fatalities caused by speeding in 2020. In Bakersfield, 210 speed-related crashes either resulted in injuries or fatalities were reported in 2021, according to data from the latest OTS Crash Rankings Results.