A man was killed following a hit-and-run crash in Bakersfield on Saturday morning, May 3, 2025. According to the Bakersfield Police Department, officers responded to reports of suspicious circumstances at approximately 6:23 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of Westside Parkway near the Mohawk Street off-ramp. When they arrived, they found a deceased man on the …
Two people sustained injuries after a vehicle plunged down an embankment off Highway 58, just east of the San Luis Obispo and Kern County line, in Kern County, on Wednesday morning, April 30, 2025. According to the Kern County Fire Department, the crash occurred at around 12:30 a.m. when the vehicle veered off the roadway, …
A motorcyclist was injured following a collision with a pickup truck near the Home Depot parking lot at Las Flores Avenue and Balsam Street in Ridgecrest on Thursday evening, May 1, 2025. According to reports, the crash occurred around 5:41 p.m. when a motorcycle slid and struck a white Ram 2500 truck. The motorcycle rider …
A passenger was killed and a driver was injured following a crash between a pickup truck and a semi-truck trailer in Bakersfield early Saturday morning, April 26, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred around 3:43 a.m. on Highway 58 near Bena Road. A Mazda pickup truck, occupied by a driver and …
At least one person was injured following a two-vehicle crash on Jewetta Avenue near Rosedale Highway in Bakersfield on Thursday night, April 24, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 10:23 p.m. and involved a silver GMC vehicle and an unknown vehicle. One of the vehicles was located approximately 50 feet …
One pedestrian was killed and another was injured after a hit-and-run incident on Chester Bridge in Bakersfield on Wednesday morning, April 23, 2025. According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the incident occurred in the 4200 block of Chester Avenue. Two men were walking southbound on the south side of the bridge when one was struck …
A 57-year-old man was killed following a head-on crash involving two vehicles on Weedpatch Highway in Bakersfield on Friday night, April 18, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident occurred around 10:05 p.m. at the intersection of Weedpatch Highway and Wilson Road. A preliminary investigation revealed that the man was driving a Ford …
At least one person was killed in a two-vehicle collision involving a semi-truck and a Saturn sedan on Bear Mountain Boulevard just west of General Beale Road near Arvin on Wednesday night, April 16, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 7:45 p.m. and involved a grey Saturn sedan and …
A passenger suffered major injuries and a driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a solo vehicle crash on Highway 178 in Bakersfield early Wednesday morning, April 16, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, at around 2:38 a.m., a 2005 Toyota Camry veered off the road and collided with a canyon wall east …
Multiple people were injured in a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Harris and Stine Roads in Bakersfield on Sunday evening, April 6, 2025. According to authorities, personnel from the Bakersfield police and fire departments were dispatched to the scene of a collision involving three vehicles. One individual was found trapped inside a vehicle and …
