[12-14-2022] Kern County, CA – Teenager in Critical Condition After Bakersfield Pedestrian Accident

Authorities said a teenager was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Bakersfield on Wednesday morning, December 14, 2022.

According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the crash occurred around 6:10 a.m. at the Allen Road and Brimhall Road intersection.

The officer who responded found the victim was a teenager who was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition for sustaining major injuries.

The initial inquiry revealed that the teen was struck by a car running a green light while crossing the street against a red light. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with the authorities in their investigation.

The inquiry was taken over by the Major Collision Investigation Team of the Bakersfield Police. Drugs and alcohol didn’t seem to have contributed to the crash.

Pedestrian Accident Statistics

The Governors Highway Safety Association found that traffic-related fatalities decreased by 14% between 2007 and 2016. However, throughout the same time period, there was a 27% rise in pedestrian fatalities.

These factors are expected to increase the number of pedestrians who are hit by cars and injured or killed in the United States in the coming years.

In 2016, 5,907 people died in motor vehicle accidents in the United States. Experts estimated that as of December of that year, 88 people were dying every minute. Over the course of 2017, ambulances were summoned to treat over 137,000 people injured in car accidents around the United States.

In 2012, car accidents in California claimed the lives of 809 people and left 14,000 others injured. There is a disproportionately high rate of pedestrian fatalities and severe injuries in California compared to the other 49 states.

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