[11-05-2020] Kern County, CA – Multi-Vehicle Crash in East Bakersfield Kills One

One unidentified person was killed after a multi-vehicle traffic collision at an intersection in East Bakersfield on Thursday night, November 5. The deadly collision transpired at around 8:40 p.m. at the intersection of Fairfax Road and Lexington Avenue. Three unspecified...

[11-14-2020] Kern County, CA – Injuries Reported After a Two-Vehicle Crash in Lamont

One unidentified person was seriously injured after a two-vehicle traffic collision at an intersection in Lamont on Saturday evening, November 14. The crash transpired at around 7:08 p.m. at Di Giorgio Road and San Diego Street in Lamont. A gray...

[11-13-2020] Kern County, CA – One Person Killed After a Fatal Big Rig-Motorcycle Crash in Bakersfield

One unidentified person was killed due to a fatal traffic collision between a big rig and a motorcycle in Bakersfield on Friday afternoon, November 13. According to the local authorities’ initial reports, the accident happened at around 2:45 p.m. on...

[11-13-2020] Kern County, CA – Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident in Bakersfield Injures One

One unidentified pedestrian was injured after a hit-and-run pedestrian accident in Bakersfield on early Friday morning, November 13. The accident took place on Baker Street and E Street in Bakersfield at approximately 5:54 a.m. The unidentified pedestrian was struck by...

[10-18-2020] Kern County, CA – One Person Dead After a Fatal Car Accident in Ridgecrest

A 72-year-old woman identified as Kyung Shim was killed after the vehicle she was riding in was struck by another car near Ridgecrest on Sunday afternoon, October 18. The fatal collision took place on Highway 395 north of Ridgecrest at...

[10-15-2020] Kern County, CA – One Man Killed After a Fatal DUI Crash in Delano

An unidentified 22-year-old Tulare resident was struck and killed due to a fatal DUI accident in Delano on Thursday evening, October 15. The fatal collision transpired around 9:55 pm. on Highway 99, just south of Woollomes Avenue in Delano. The...

[10-14-2020] Kern County, CA – One Man Injured after an Electric Scooter Accident in Oildale

An unidentified man was seriously injured after a passing vehicle struck the electric scooter he was riding in Oildale on early Wednesday morning, October 14. According to the California Highway Patrol’s initial reports, the collision occurred on Roberts Lane in...

[10-12-2020] Kern County, CA – Bakersfield Fatal Pedestrian Accident Kills One

A 23-year-old woman identified as Layloni Ariel Ashley Rue was killed after being struck by a semi-truck in Bakersfield on Monday night, October 12. According to the local authorities’ initial reports, the fatal accident transpired at around 8:00 pm. on...

[10-07-2020] Kern County, CA – Multi-Vehicle Collision in Bakersfield Injures One

One unidentified person sustained minor injuries after a multi-vehicle traffic collision in Bakersfield on Wednesday morning, October 7. According to the local authorities’ reports, the accident happened on State Route 204 at Airport Drive at around 7:00 a.m. A Toyota...

[10-05-2020] Kern County, CA – Shafter Two-Vehicle Crash Kills 3 and Seriously Injures 2

A major two-vehicle traffic collision in Shafter resulted in three people’s death while injuring two others on Monday afternoon, October 5. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Orange Street at Poplar Avenue. A Chevy Impala heading westbound...

[10-04-2020] Kern County, CA – One Person Killed in a Fatal Pedestrian Accident at Bakersfield

One unidentified person was killed after a fatal pedestrian accident at an intersection in Northwest Bakersfield on Sunday night, October 4. The fatal accident occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. at McDonald’s at Coffee and Hageman Roads. The victim was struck...

[09-24-2020] Kern County, CA – Injuries Reported After a Major Motorcycle Crash in Bakersfield

An unidentified motorcycle rider sustained major injuries after a motorcycle accident in Bakersfield on Wednesday afternoon, September 24. According to the local authorities’ initial reports, it occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m. near the intersection of Palm Street and Holtby Road....

[09-22-2020] Kern County, CA – One Man Critically Injured After a Hit-and-Run Accident in Bakersfield

An unidentified man sustained significant injuries after getting struck by a hit-and-run driver in Bakersfield on Tuesday, September 22. According to the initial reports from local authorities, the hit-and-run accident happened at Inyo and Monterey Streets. The victim was heading...

[09-21-2020] Kern County, CA – One Person Killed in a Fatal Head-On Collision in Shafter

A fatal head-on traffic collision in Shafter resulted in one person’s death on Monday morning, September 21. According to the California Highway Patrol’s initial reports, the fatal collision occurred at around 7:00 a.m. at Burbank Street and Scaroni Avenue in...

[09-20-2020] Kern County, CA – One Man Dead After a Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Bakersfield

A 51-year-old man identified as Jack Christopher Shipley was killed after an SUV struck his motorcycle on Bakersfield on Sunday, September 20. The fatal collision took place in China Grade Loop just north of Alfred Harrell Highway at approximately 8:15...

[09-13-2020] Kern County, CA – Pedestrian Injured After a Hit-and-Run Accident in Taft

An unidentified pedestrian was injured after getting struck by a hit-and-run driver on early Monday morning, September 13, at an intersection in Taft. According to the initial reports from local authorities, the pedestrian accident transpired around 4:00 a.m. at the...

[09-07-2020] Kern County, CA – Pedestrian Accident in Bakersfield Kills One

A 67-year-old man identified as Ricky Ricardo Tappin was killed after getting struck by a vehicle in Bakersfield on Monday evening, September 7. According to the local authorities’ initial reports, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred at around 7:48 p.m. on...

[09-06-2020] Kern County, CA – Two-Vehicle Collision in Bakersfield Leaves One Man Injured

A two-vehicle collision at an intersection in Bakersfield seriously injures one person on Sunday, September 6. According to the local authorities’ initial reports, the collision transpired at around 8:45 p.m. at Truxtun Avenue and Haley Street. A pickup truck and...

[08-26-2020] Kern County, CA – Two People Injured Due to a Fatal Two-Vehicle Collision in Bakersfield

A fatal two-vehicle traffic collision in North Bakersfield injured two people last Wednesday, August 26. According to the initial reports from the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred at around 2:40 p.m. on Norris Road near California Street. A mini...

[08-19-2020] Kern County, CA – 1 Person Killed After a Two-Vehicle Collision in Bakersfield

A 23-year-old man identified as Eric Enriquez was killed in a fatal two-vehicle traffic collision in Bakersfield on Wednesday morning, August 19. According to the initial reports from the Kearn County coroner’s office, the fatal collision transpired around 5:01 a.m....

[08-16-2020] Kern County, CA – Two People Killed in a Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash in Bakersfield

Two people were killed after a three-vehicle traffic collision on Interstate 5 in Bakersfield on Sunday afternoon, August 16. The fatal collision took place on northbound I-5 near State Route 166 at around 3:00 p.m. A Ford 150 pickup truck...

[08-13-2020] Kern County, CA – One Killed, One Injured After a Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash in Bakersfield

One unidentified driver was killed, while another person was injured after a fatal two-vehicle traffic collision in Southwest Bakersfield on Thursday afternoon, August 13. According to the initial reports from local authorities, the fatal collision happened at around 2:25 p.m....

[08-05-2020] Kern County, CA – One Dead and One Injured After a High-Speed Car Crash in Bakersfield

Two people were ejected from their vehicle after colliding head-on with a BNSF freight train in Bakersfield on Wednesday morning, August 5. The accident took place on Edison Highway east of Oswell Street at around 10:50 a.m. A Nissan Altima...

[07-24-2020] Kern County, CA – One Man Killed in a DUI Head-On Collision in Tehachapi

An unidentified 71-year-old man drove the driver of the Sentra that the suspect collided with. Unfortunately, the older man was pronounced dead at the scene due to the severity of his injuries. The suspect was arrested and is now facing...

[07-22-2020] Kern County, CA – Three People Injured After a Car Racing Accident in Bakersfield

Three people were hurt after a car crashed into a Bakersfield building on Wednesday night, July 22. According to the initial reports from local authorities, the accident transpired at around 7:00 p.m. in Niles Street’s 3300 block. Two vehicles were...

[07-17-2020] Kern County, CA – One Person Seriously Hurt After a Car Accident in Shafter

One person sustained significant injuries after two-vehicle traffic collision in Shafter on Friday, July 17. According to the initial reports from local authorities, the collision happened at around 4:00 a.m. A pickup truck towing a trailer crashed head-on with an...

[07-10-2020] Kern County, CA – One Person Injured After a DUI Accident in Bakersfield

One person was hurt after an alleged DUI accident in Bakersfield on Friday morning, July 10. According to the initial reports from the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened at around 3:05 a.m. Two vehicles collided head-on on Vineland Road...

[06-30-2020] Kern County, CA – One Person Injured After a Two-Vehicle Collision in Bakersfield

At least one person was hurt due to a two-vehicle traffic collision in Bakersfield on Tuesday night, June 30th. According to the California Highway Patrol’s initial reports, the accident happened at around 10:28 p.m. A white pickup truck, and a...

[06-26-2020] Kern County, CA – One Person Killed in a Fatal Two-Vehicle Collision in McFarland

One person was killed due to a fatal two-vehicle traffic collision in McFarland on Friday morning, June 26th. According to the initial reports from local authorities, the two-vehicle traffic collision occurred at around 3:30 a.m. A BMW headed westbound on...

[06-23-2020] Kern County, CA – 3 People Injured After a Multi-Vehicle Collision in Bakersfield

Three people sustained varying degrees of injury after a multi-vehicle traffic collision in Bakersfield on Tuesday morning, June 23rd. According to the initial reports from the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred at around 11:50 a.m. A Caltrans truck hauling...

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