Bakersfield-Gosford Road reopened around 9 a.m. Monday following a fatal crash in southwest Bakersfield.
The street was closed for several hours between Camino Media and Kroll Way, just south of Stockdale Highway.
Bakersfield police said the driver of a car, identified by the Kern County Coroner's office as Angel Cabrera, 20, of Bakersfield, was driving at a high rate of speed around 2:30 a.m. when he crashed and hit a tree. Officers said the car burst into flames.
Cabrera was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash is still under investigation.
The street was closed for several hours between Camino Media and Kroll Way, just south of Stockdale Highway.
Bakersfield police said the driver of a car, identified by the Kern County Coroner's office as Angel Cabrera, 20, of Bakersfield, was driving at a high rate of speed around 2:30 a.m. when he crashed and hit a tree. Officers said the car burst into flames.
Cabrera was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash is still under investigation.