BAKERSFIELD, CA - A man has died following an early morning crash Wednesday in southwest Bakersfield. Police say Fausto Simental-Ruelas, 30, had been driving southbound on New Stine Road when the vehicle veered from the roadway, struck a signal light box on the southwest corner of Ming and New Stine, then struck a block wall on the south side of the alley.
The vehicle eventually struck a tree in the center divider. Simental-Ruelas was taken to Kern Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just before noon. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Police say the vehicle was equipped with hand controls for its operation. It is unknown if drugs or alcohol are a factor in this crash.
If you have any information, you're asked to call Bakersfield police at 661-327-7111.
In the meantime, a 24-year-old woman is dead after a crash on Panama Lane near Cottonwood road Wednesday morning.
It happened just after 5:00 a-m.
Highway Patrol officers say Graciela Savedra of Lamont, made an unsafe turn, entering the opposite lane, hitting a truck head on. She died at the scene. The driver of the truck was not hurt.
CHP says alcohol and drugs were not factors.
And, Stockdale Highway was backed up after a deadly crash at the intersection with Old River Road. That crash happened just before 4:00 a.m. Police say witnesses saw 54-year-old Stephen Oronoz in a white Saturn, run a red light and hit a mail truck in the intersection.
Oronoz was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The woman driving the mail truck was treated for minor injuries. The investigation is ongoing.
If you have any information, call police at 661-327-7111.
The vehicle eventually struck a tree in the center divider. Simental-Ruelas was taken to Kern Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just before noon. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Police say the vehicle was equipped with hand controls for its operation. It is unknown if drugs or alcohol are a factor in this crash.
If you have any information, you're asked to call Bakersfield police at 661-327-7111.
In the meantime, a 24-year-old woman is dead after a crash on Panama Lane near Cottonwood road Wednesday morning.
It happened just after 5:00 a-m.
Highway Patrol officers say Graciela Savedra of Lamont, made an unsafe turn, entering the opposite lane, hitting a truck head on. She died at the scene. The driver of the truck was not hurt.
CHP says alcohol and drugs were not factors.
And, Stockdale Highway was backed up after a deadly crash at the intersection with Old River Road. That crash happened just before 4:00 a.m. Police say witnesses saw 54-year-old Stephen Oronoz in a white Saturn, run a red light and hit a mail truck in the intersection.
Oronoz was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The woman driving the mail truck was treated for minor injuries. The investigation is ongoing.
If you have any information, call police at 661-327-7111.