BPD: Man suffers life-threatening injuries in southwest collision
A man suffered life-threatening injuries Saturday night in a collision at Stockdale Highway and Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield Police said.
Police said the vehicle with the injured passenger was going south on Buena Vista Road and crossed Stockdale Highway against a red light at about 9:58 p.m. when it was struck by a vehicle traveling east on Stockdale Highway, according to a Bakersfield Police Department news release.
Police said neither alcohol nor drugs appeared to be factors in the collision and the parties remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. The injured passenger was taken to a hospital.
BPD asks that anyone with information call 327-7111.
A Bakersfield Police Department DUI and driver’s license checkpoint held Saturday night into Sunday morning turned up one person who was driving under the influence, plus a felony warrant suspect, 20 unlicensed drivers and 12 people driving on suspended licenses.
The checkpoint took place from 6 p.m. Saturday until 2 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of Bernard Street. BPD screened 324
vehicles.
Police remind the public to call 991 if a suspected impaired driver is seen.
Late Saturday night Bakersfield Police arrested a suspect on suspicion of murder and gang participation in connection with a man’s death in the 1000 block of East 3rd Street on Friday.
Oscar Valero, 47, was arrested by detectives at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday and booked into Kern County Jail, according to a Bakersfield Police Department news release.
The name of the victim in the shooting has not been released.
Police said the investigation is continuing and ask that anyone with information call Detective Randy Petris at 326-3554 or BPD at 327-7111.
The California Highway Patrol reported that a person died in a vehicle crash on eastbound Highway 58 just west of Broome Road near Keene on Sunday.
Initial reports were that a vehicle went off the road around 12:05 p.m. The vehicle also caught on fire, the CHP reported, and the Kern County Fire Department was called.
No other information was available.