An 86-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Bakersfield on Tuesday morning, August 12, 2025. According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the crash occurred around 6:19 a.m. in the 900 block of Mohawk Street. Officers said the bicyclist, identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office as Cecil W. …
A 16-year-old girl died and multiple people were injured after a two-vehicle crash in Bakersfield on Sunday evening, August 10, 2025. According to the Bakersfield Police Department, officers responded just after 6 p.m. to the 4400 block of Union Avenue for reports of a collision. Authorities said a Jeep traveling westbound on Panorama Drive crossed …
A woman died after being struck by a vehicle in Bakersfield on Friday afternoon, August 1, 2025. According to the Kern County Coroner’s Office, the incident occurred around 1:07 p.m. in the 2000 block of Park Way. The victim, identified as 77-year-old Sheila B., was transported to Kern Medical Center, where she died from her …
An adult was killed and two others were injured following an ATV crash in northeast Bakersfield on Sunday night, August 10, 2025. According to the Bakersfield Police Department, officers responded just after 8 p.m. to fields south of the 11000 block of Highway 178. When they arrived, fire crews were extinguishing flames from an ATV …
Two people were killed and two others were injured in a solo-vehicle crash in Bakersfield late Friday night, August 8, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident occurred just after 11 p.m. on southbound Highway 99 near the South Union Avenue overcrossing. Authorities said a 20-year-old man was driving a Chevrolet at a …
A driver was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a crash between a Toyota RAV4 and a Ram 1500 Rebel in Kern County on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The collision occurred at 10:22 a.m. at the intersection of Norma Street and Drummond Avenue. Police were on the scene directing traffic until a tow …
A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash in Bakersfield early Sunday morning, August 3, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, officers were called to the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and Oregon Street at approximately 1:46 a.m. for a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a …
A crash on southbound Interstate 5 near Gorman, Kern County has caused significant traffic delays, with three lanes closed on Tuesday Afternoon, August 5, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Highway 138. A semi-truck was found facing sideways, blocking the right lane. Another vehicle reportedly tried to …
Three people were injured following a crash on Highway 178 in Kern County on Tuesday afternoon, August 5, 2025, after a couch fell off a pickup truck and caused a collision. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident occurred just after 4:00 p.m. near Mount Vernon Avenue when a couch fell off a pickup …
A man was killed and a woman sustained major injuries in a head-on collision on California City Boulevard on Sunday night, August 3, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol Mojave Area, officers were dispatched at approximately 8:48 p.m. to the area near Joshua Boulevard in response to a reported crash. Investigators determined that a …
