BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was struck by two different vehicles on Highway 99 in December.
Jared Jon Harper, 47, of Bakersfield, was a pedestrian walking southbound on Highway 99 in the #3 lane, south of Taft Highway, on Dec. 29, according to officials.
At around 2:30 a.m., an unknown vehicle traveling southbound on Highway 99 in the #3 lane struck Harper, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver fled the scene, leaving Harper lying in the lane.
Man dead after being struck twice on Hwy 99 south of Taft Hwy
About four minutes later, the driver of a Honda also traveling southbound on Highway 99 in the same lane failed to avoid Harper on the ground and struck him, CHP said…