Moequice Turner-Wright, 19, and Dashun Sutton, 16, killed and driver Tony Bailey, 22, charged in alleged DUI crash on Morning Drive in Bakersfield, California

Modified Date: 
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 3:37pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, July 8, 2016

Fiery crash in NE Bakersfield leaves two dead

Officials said it appears the driver of a small white Chevrolet sedan was driving southbound on Morning Drive from State Highway 178 at an unknown speed. The driver passed another vehicle that was traveling southbound and began to merge back into the southbound lane when, for unknown reasons, the driver drove off an embankment. 

Drunk driver arrested after fatal crash Friday night

Anyone with information helpful to this case is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111.

Family mourns the death of loved ones after fatal Friday crash

Family members said that four of the people in the car were related, and the fifth was a girlfriend of one of the young men.

Court filings: Man accused in fatal crash had blood alcohol level of .12 percent

Court records indicate a man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed two people Friday had a blood alcohol level of .12 percent.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Tony Bailey
Moequice Turner-Wright
Dashun Sutton
Roadway: 
Morning Drive

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