Local Accident News: Taft

A motorcyclist sustained moderate injuries following a collision with an alleged drunk driver on Hillard Street in Taft on Thursday evening, October 3, 2024. Taft Police reported that the crash occurred at about 7:10 p.m. when 70-year-old Lonnie N., driving...

A motorcyclist was injured in a hit-and-run collision while crossing Hillard at Rails to Trails, in Kern County on Sunday afternoon, August 18, 2024. The incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. when the motorcyclist riding a dirt bike eastbound at an...

A male biker was killed after getting hit by a vehicle on the freeway in Taft early Monday morning, July 15, 2024. According to the California Highway Patrol, the bicycle vs. vehicle collision occurred around 12:57 a.m. on northbound Highway...

One person was killed following a three-vehicle collision near Taft on Thursday morning, March 28, 2024. According to the Taft Police Department, the deadly crash happened at about 5:15 a.m. along Highway 33, just north of Cadet Road and south...

At least one person was injured following a two-vehicle collision in Taft on Saturday evening, February 17, 2024. According to the Kern County Fire Department, the collision occurred along Highway 119 at Ash Street. Reports indicate that two unspecified vehicles...

An unidentified bicyclist was killed following a fatal hit-and-run collision in Taft on Sunday morning, February 4, 2024. According to the Taft Police Department, the collision involving a vehicle and a bicycle happened around 7:00 a.m. on Gardner Field Road,...

Possible injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash involving a bus in Taft on Tuesday afternoon, January 23, 2023. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision was reported at around 3:24 p.m. near Highway 119. Authorities stated that the...

A 1-year-old child sustained injuries after a DUI car crash in Taft on Saturday evening, January 6, 2024. According to the Taft Police Department, the collision occurred at around 8:00 p.m. near Lassen and McKinley. Authorities stated that the 22-year-old...

Two people were injured after a single-vehicle DUI crash in Taft on Friday evening, December 22, 2023. According to the Taft Police Department, the crash happened in the 300 block of South Tenth Street at an unspecified time. A female...

Two pedestrians were injured following a hit-and-run collision in Taft early Sunday evening, November 26, 2023. According to the Taft Police Department, the incident occurred around 5:42 p.m. along South Tenth Street near Hope Street. A dark-colored SUV hit a...

An ambulance was requested after a two-vehicle collision in Taft on Tuesday morning, October 17, 2023. According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, officers responded to the crash at around 10:09 a.m. on Harding Avenue and E Street. Authorities...

A juvenile pedestrian sustained major injuries after a vehicle collision in Taft on Saturday morning, September 9, 2023. According to the Taft Police Department, the incident occured at the 100 block of Village Way. Initial reports indicated that the first...

Three people were hospitalized following a suspected DUI two-vehicle crash in Taft on Saturday evening, June 17, 2023. According to the Taft Police Department, a gray Toyota Camry was heading southbound when a northbound Toyota Corolla veered into the oncoming...

One person was killed, and another suffered major injuries following a two-vehicle head-on crash in Taft on Wednesday morning, April 31, 2023. According to the California Highway Patrol, the two-car collision between a white pickup and another vehicle occurred just...

A pedestrian was severely injured following a possible hit-and-run collision in Taft on Monday evening, May 15, 2023. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 9:00 p.m. along Taft Highway 119 and Orange Street. Authorities stated that...

A 48-year-old man identified as Robert Lee W. was killed in a deadly car accident in Ford City on March 7, 2022. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on North Lincoln Street near Cedar Street. The 48-year-old...

One unidentified person was killed after a deadly two-vehicle collision in Taft on Tuesday night, March 8, 2022. The fatal collision transpired at approximately 8:00 p.m. on Lincoln Street near Cedar Street in Taft. Two sedans collided on the roadway...

Two men were injured after a hit-and-run crash involving a suspected DUI driver on Tenth Street on Sunday evening, January 24, 2022. The accident took place on the southbound lanes of Tenth Street in Taft at approximately 6:50 p.m. A...

A 38-year-old man identified as Conrad James S. was killed following a deadly head-on collision at Elk Hills Road on Monday morning, November 29, 2021. The fatal accident occurred on Taft Highway, commonly known as Highway 119, at Elk Hills...

Two people were seriously hurt after a major hit-and-run crash in Taft on Monday morning, December 28. The hit-and-run collision took place along Elk Hills Road near Valley Acres in Taft at approximately 5:45 a.m. A pickup truck and another...

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...