A head-on collision involving an SUV and a semi-truck briefly halted traffic on Interstate 5 near 7th Standard Road in Kern County on Tuesday afternoon, December 31, 2024. The crash occurred just before noon in the northbound lanes of I-5, south of 7th Standard Road, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Traffic Incident Information Page. …
A 51-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oildale, Kern County, late Friday night, December 27, 2024. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly before 11:00 p.m. near the intersection of Roberts Lane and Brandon Way. The man was walking westbound on Roberts Lane when he was struck by a …
Two people were hospitalized following a suspected DUI collision involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Honda CR-V in Ridgecrest on Sunday evening, December 29, 2024. The incident occurred around 6:48 p.m. at the intersection of China Lake Boulevard and Felspar Avenue. According to Sgt. Nathan Lloyd with the Ridgecrest Police Department, the crash resulted …
A multi-vehicle crash involving four vehicles caused significant delays on northbound Highway 99 near Ming Avenue in Bakersfield on Wednesday afternoon, December 18, 2024. The incident occurred at approximately 3:49 p.m. and involved a Lincoln SUV, a Nissan Altima, and a Jeep Gladiator, according to the California Highway Patrol. Reports indicated that all individuals involved …
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash involving a Kia sedan at the intersection of Wilson Road and Larson Lane in Bakersfield on Tuesday evening, December 17, 2024. The Bakersfield Police Department reported that the collision occurred at approximately 6:10 p.m. The motorcyclist, a man riding a black Yamaha motorcycle, was traveling eastbound on …
At least one person was hospitalized following a crash involving an overturned van and a Toyota Prius, on the Westside Parkway near Coffee Road in Bakersfield on early Sunday morning, December 15, 2024 According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the crash occurred on the Westside Parkway near Coffee Road, leaving both vehicles disabled on the …
A two-vehicle collision in East Bakersfield resulted in minor injuries and damage to a nearby residence on Wednesday morning, December 11, 2024. The crash occurred shortly after 9:00 a.m. in the area of Monterey Street and Beale Avenue, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. One of the vehicles involved struck a gas meter at a …
A bicyclist was fatally struck by a vehicle in Oildale, Kern County, on Tuesday night, December 10, 2024. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Airport Drive, south of Washington Avenue. The bicyclist suffered major injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle …
Two people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash resulted in an SUV crashing into a building in downtown Bakersfield early Monday morning, December 9, 2024. The collision occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m. Bakersfield police reported that a black sedan and a gray SUV collided, causing the SUV to crash into an old furniture building. The …
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 99 near Mettler, Kern County, on Friday morning, December 6, 2024. The California Highway Patrol reported that the crash occurred at approximately 6:09 a.m. on the southbound lanes of Highway 99, north of Highway 166. A 2021 GMC Yukon SUV, traveling at around 75 …
