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A motorist in northwest Bakersfield was killed Saturday when the vehicle he was driving veered off the road and slammed into a block wall.
The adult male, whose name has not been released by authorities, was driving westbound in the 11000 block of Snow Road at about 1:14 p.m. when for unknown...
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Traffic Accident Death
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION
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A woman suffered major injuries after a crash between her Ford Taurus and a Taft school bus, according to the California Highway Patrol.
They crashed at about 1:40 p.m. at State Route 33 and Petroleum Club Road, just south of the airport. It caused the green Taurus to go down a 15-foot...
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Salli McGuire was half asleep Thursday afternoon at her corner house on Palm Avenue and 4th Street in Wasco when she heard “what sounded like an explosion in another room,” she said.
She went into the living.
“There was a Volvo clear in my living room,” she said....
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A woman killed in a crash earlier this week was president of a well known non-profit organization in Bakersfield.
Judith Ann Michel, 75, spent her days as president of the Assistance League making sure needy children received school clothes. She died Tuesday when her car was struck broadside by...
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Double traffic fatality
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION
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The man suspected of being responsible for a drunken driving crash that killed an 18-year-old Arvin High athlete and Cal State Bakersfield student has taken a plea bargain.
Francisco Nestor Santo, of Arvin, pleaded no contest a vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated charge, according to court...
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Seven people were injured in a crash on Highway 58 on Monday afternoon.
Rufino Olivera, 44, was driving family and friends west on Highway 58 just east of Bealeville Road when he believed his brakes failed, California Highway Patrol officers said. He couldn't slow his 2005 Nissan Pathfinder and...
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On Wednesday February 11, 2009 at about 7:04 PM, officers of the Bakersfield Police
Department came upon an injury collision which had just occurred in the intersection of
South H Street and Wilson Road.
A gold Dodge Intrepid driven by Calvin...
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Driver Road was blocked at Kimberlina Road after a collision there Tuesday morning, California Highway Patrol officers said.
Also, a minor-injury crash hapened at Goldent State Highway and M Street, officers said.
Motorists were also asked to be prepared for possible slowed traffic because of a...
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A Bakersfield police officer suffered minor injuries Friday night when a suspected drunk driver ran a red light and broadsided a patrol car.
Casey Lynn Jimerson, 23, of Bakersfield, was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said.
Officer Jason Hackney ws driving southbound...
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Traffic Fatality
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
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According to the Visalia Times-Delta's Web site, a Tulare County sheriff's deputy crashed into an orange-filled truck at an intersection in Cutler Thursday night.
Sgt. Greg Hernandez was on his way to assist other deputies when the crash occur ed. He is listed in critical condition at Community...
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We published the sheriff's report on this accident when it happened, but the Kern Valley Sun has uncovered some great detail on the story of a Lake Isabella woman who lost control of her vehicle on the 178 near Piney Point. Her Saturn Vue landed 275 feet from the road near the water's edge...
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A speeding driver loses control and flies 100 feet through the air off the edge of a steep slope.
And by the grace of God, he finds himself embedded in a church roof!
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The 17-year-old accused of driving recklessly and then crashing in August — leading to the death of a 16-year-old Ridgeview High School student — was taken back into custody Wednesday, the victim’s mother said.
Angel Camacho will be sent to Kern County Crossroads, a youth...
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Kern County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two juveniles late Monday night after a chase through Bakersfield that ended with the two crashing a stolen truck into a home at a dead end, according to the Sheriff's Department.
Deputies originally tried to stop the brown, late model Ford Ranger...
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Bakersfield Police Department Press Release
At 1808 hours, Officers responded to the report of an injury accident at Grissom St at White Lane. Our investigation found a green Volvo and a Tan Toyota truck were both westbound on White Lane. The Volvo somehow lost control and struck the Toyota...
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A car plowed through the front window of a northeast Bakersfield restaurant on Friday afternoon.
The driver of the car apparently hit the gas instead of the brakes as she parked in front of Don Perico Restaurant at 2660 Oswell St, Bakersfield firefighters said. No one was injured.
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The man accused of shooting his wife in the face Tuesday before crashing on Highway 99 in an apparent attempt to flee is out of the hospital and has been booked on attempted murder charges, records show.
Francisco Javier Navares’ bail is set at $525,000 for the alleged crime, which also...
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The 22-year-old Bakersfield man who died in a crash while trying to evade police had a history of stealing cars.
Nicholas Dewayne Howell pleaded no contest to stealing a vehicle in 2006, according to the Kern County Superior Court Web site. And in an earlier case he pleaded guilty to stealing a...
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MAJOR INJURY COLLISION, AQUADUCT SERVICE RD SOUTH OF BACKUS RD
Open desert north of Rosamond
On January 10, 2009 at approx Midnight, Mr Joseph Campanella (Age 27, Simi Valley,Ca) was traveling northbound on the Aquaduct Service Rd at a undetermined speed in a 1974 Chevrolet Pick...
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Traffic Fatality at Houghton Road west of Wible Road release of name
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Traffic Fatality on Houghton Road west of Wible Road
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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
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A head-on collision between two pickups south of Bakersfield killed three people, including one woman who was pulled from the flaming wreck by a California Highway Patrol officer.
According to the CHP, the wreck happened around 11:30 a.m. when a Chevy pickup barreled through the intersection...
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A runaway big rig heading northbound on Interstate 5 in Fort Tejon crashed into five vehicles Wednesday and injured several people, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. when the driver of the big rig apparently lost control and struck the...
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California Highway Patrol Press Release
MAJOR INJURY TRAFFIC COLLISION SR-202 WEST OF TAMERON RD
On December 29, 2008 at approx 7:35 PM, Ms. Sabrina Walker (Age 18, Tehachapi,Ca) was traveling eastbound SR- 202 at a undetermined speed in a BMW sedan. Mr. Shawn Hayes (age 40,...
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Kern County Fire Department Press Release
TAFT, CA – On Friday, December 26th, 2008 at approximately 9:22 A.M., the Kern County Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident in the 500 block of Kern Street in Taft.
As fire crews were cleaning up from an earlier structure fire,...
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A car collided with a Bakersfield fire engine that was responding to a trash fire on Tuesday evening.
The fire engine was traveling southbound on New Stine Road and turning right onto Demaret Avenue when a car collided with it, Bakersfield police said. The car sustained major front-end damage...
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Name release of traffic fatality
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
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FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISION SR-202 WEST OF SCHOUT RD
On December 23, 2008 at approx 1:45 PM, Ms. Marian McMurray (Age 83, Tehachapi,Ca) was traveling westbound SR- 202 at or near the posted speed limit in a GMC Pick up . For an unknown reason she allowed her vehicle to steer to the left and...
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Kern County Fire Department Press Release
DELANO, CA – Thursday December, 4th, 2008, at approximately 11:25 A.M. a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a vehicle that had been hit by a moving train.
Upon arrival, fire crews found a stopped train that had hit a Tahoe...
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DECEDENT'S NAME: RAFAEL TORRES CASE #: C-2624-08
CITY OF RESIDENCE: ARVIN AGE: 62 Years
TYPE OF CASE: Traffic Fatality
DATE OF INCIDENT:...
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Traffic Fatality 11/25/2008 Bakersfield
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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
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It's one thing for us to take L.A.'s crap, but Forestville?
How utterly humiliating.
However, luckily for Bako, the truck carrying toxic dirt crashed and spilled its evil load miles away from our back yard.
No one was injured, so we can say this without recriminations.
Good.
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A pregnant woman was uninjured after a crash on Rosedale Highway on Friday afternoon.
The woman was at first reported to be in labor, but that was not the case, California Highway Patrol officers said. The crash happened at 3:27 p.m. just west of Allen Road.
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On November 11th at approximately 9:55 P.M. Ridgecrest resident James Bruchert (41 years of age) was traveling northbound State Route 395 in the area of Trona Rd. As Mr. Bruchert continued northbound he failed to safely negotiate a curve in the roadway. Mr. Bruchert lost control...
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Three people were injured in an alleged alcohol-related crash in Taft on Sunday afternoon.
Anselmo Morales, 20, was driving on Ash Street west of Polk Street at 3:15 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Jehu Marroquin, 22, was traveling east on Ash Street east of Taylor Street....
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Name release of traffic fatality
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
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A couple of items coming through police scanners this afternoon:
- At about 1:30 p.m. a caller on the 3500 block of North Chester Avenue told deputies someone fell back and landed on a steak knife. The person who fell had been drinking, the caller said. Medical personnel were dispatched....
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NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION
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Traffic Fatality 09/05/2008 rural Lost Hills
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION
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Alonso Valenzuela of Los Angeles was headed home Sunday from a day at the lake when he saw the crash.
"I saw the truck that was flipped over. I parked and I went to go to lift the truck because the mom was bleeding and her head was stuck. We just lifted the truck, and pulled the lady out....
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Nancy Valverde couldn’t sleep Thursday night. She was watching TV when she heard a motorcycle coming down White Lane, which passes by her back yard.
“It was dead quiet,” she said. “Then I heard the motorcycle coming. It sounded like he was trying to change gears. Then...
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BPD NEWS RELEASE
FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
On 08/28/08, at about 0445 hours, officers of the Bakersfield Police
Department responded to the intersection of White Lane and Pin Oak Park
Boulevard for a major injury traffic accident.
Investigation revealed a red and white Honda CBR 600...
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FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
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Alcohol was not a factor in the crash that killed 16-year-old Desiree Rivera, according to police.
The driver of the vehicle, however, could still possibly face charges for speeding and reckless driving, police said.
Rivera was killed Saturday when the vehicle she was traveling in crashed into...
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Name release of traffic fatality
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
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MULTI-FATALITY ACCIDENT
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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
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