BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died after getting struck by a vehicle in Oildale on Thursday.
Jesus Torrez Loya Jr., 31, of Bakersfield was crossing the street southbound on Norris Road outside a marked crosswalk just before 9 p.m. Oct. 9, according to officials.
A 27-year-old male driver operating a Toyota was traveling eastbound on Norris Road, east of Stockton Avenue, at about 45 mph. The driver struck Loya and Loya was pronounced dead at the scene, investigators said.
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The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, according to the California Highway Patrol…