BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the driver who died in a rollover crash along Highway 99.
Luis Antonio Merced Jr., 35, of Bakersfield was driving northbound on Highway 99 when he veered off the roadway and overturned on Highway 99, south of Kimberlina Road, at around 7:37 p.m. July 11.
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According to the California Highway Patrol, Merced was ejected from his vehicle onto the south dirt embankment of Kimberlina Road, east of Highway 99.
Merced was pronounced dead at the scene, coroner officials said…