BAKERSFIELD, CA. - A woman is in the hospital with major injuries after being struck twice by two different vehicles while walking through an intersection last night in east bakersfield.
According to the California Highway Patrol, 57-year-old Maria Elena Frias was struck by a 2014 Nissan Rogue while in the crosswalk of Niles Street and Webster Street, driven by 42-year-old Patricia Castillo.
After being struck by the Nissan, CHP officials said Frias was then run-over while laying in the road by a Toyota driven by an unknown party -- which had made a u-turn at the intersection.
According to the CHP, Castillo pulled her Nissan to the curb while the driver of the Toyota fled the scene.
CHP officials said alcohol is not a factor in the incident.