21-year-old ID’d as man killed after driving into Lake Isabella following police pursuit

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Law enforcement has identified the man who crashed into Lake Isabella following a pursuit with the California Highway Patrol.

The Kern County coroner identified the man as 21-year-old Ashot Geboyan of Van Nuys.

According to CHP, just after 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, law enforcement attempted a routine traffic stop on Scodie Avenue and Durwood Street in Kernville.

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Geboyan, who was driving a 2018 white Land Rover, failed to yield and a pursuit began southbound on Sierra Way…

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