A man in his 40s was killed in an apparent hit-and-run on the 7900 block of Camino Media, just off Gosford Road in Bakersfield, on Sunday morning, October 12, 2025. According to Sgt. Caleb Kaiser of the Bakersfield Police Department, the man was found unresponsive on the roadway around 8:00 a.m. He was pronounced dead …
Two motorcyclists were critically injured after colliding with an SUV making a U-turn on Highway 178 in Bakersfield on Sunday morning, October 12, 2025. According to Bakersfield police, the crash occurred around 9:38 a.m. in the 13300 block of Highway 178. The man and woman on the motorcycle suffered major injuries and were transported to …
A pedestrian was killed in a crash in Bakersfield on Thursday night, October 9, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident occurred just after 9:40 p.m. on Norris Road near California Street. CHP officers and Kern County deputies responded to the scene. A tarp was observed covering the victim, and at least one …
A driver was hospitalized after being pinned in a two-vehicle collision on the 900 block of Espee Street in east Bakersfield on Thursday afternoon, October 9, 2025. According to Bakersfield police, officers responded to the scene for an injury crash involving two vehicles. One driver was trapped inside their vehicle and was extracted by Bakersfield …
A pedestrian was injured after being struck by a red Freightliner semi-truck south of Bakersfield on Tuesday morning, October 7, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Information page, the crash occurred around 11:00 a.m. on southbound Costajo Road, north of Bear Mountain Boulevard. The pedestrian sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Kern …
A man was killed in a hit-and-run collision on Roberts Lane and Plymouth Avenue in Oildale, Kern County, on Wednesday morning, October 8, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just after 1:00 a.m. The pedestrian was walking in the eastbound lanes of Roberts Lane, outside of a marked crosswalk, when a …
A woman suffered minor to moderate injuries after a car crashed into a home in Bakersfield early Saturday morning, October 4, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 1:46 a.m. in the 1900 block of Gage Street. Thomas G. Jr., 22, was driving a 2024 Honda Accord when he lost control …
A Ford Transit van crashed into the back corner of a Freightliner flatbed truck at China Lake Boulevard and South Mahan Street in Ridgecrest on Tuesday morning, October 7, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the flatbed was turning left from Mahan Street onto China Lake Boulevard when the van struck it. Both vehicles …
The solo occupants of two vehicles were transported by ambulance with minor to moderate injuries after a collision on China Lake Boulevard just east of Gateway Boulevard in Ridgecrest on Tuesday morning, October 7, 2025. According to reports, a Honda Civic was pulling out of the Gateway Center driveway, where 11:11 Market and Cardinal Plumbing …
A man, Eric T., was killed after being struck by a vehicle off Airport Drive in Oildale, Kern County, on Saturday morning, October 4, 2025. According to the Bakersfield Police Department, officers were dispatched around 12:30 a.m. to the collision north of State Road. Medical personnel arrived to treat Eric, but he was pronounced dead …
