Mario Lares, 31, killed, Ana Hernandez, 34, injured after struck by police vehicle that failed to stop at stop sign at intersection of S. Vineland Drive and Muller Road in Bakersfield, California

Modified Date: 
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 8:44am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, January 19, 2023

CHP: BPD officer didn't brake at stop sign in collision that killed 1, went at high speed

A preliminary investigation by the California Highway Patrol into a crash involving a Bakersfield Police Department patrol car and a civilian’s car — which led to a man dying — shows a BPD officer didn’t brake at a stop sign while going at a “high rate of speed” when it collided into another vehicle, according to a search warrant filed in Kern County Superior Court.

CHP seeks airbags coated in blood to see who drove patrol car involved in deadly crash

Blood on the airbags is expected to indicate which officer was driving the vehicle that night, according to the search warrant filed in February in Kern County Superior Court.

 

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Mario Lares
Ana Hernandez
Travione Cobbins
Ricardo Robles