An 88-year-old Shafter woman was killed in a crash involving a Kern County Sheriff’s deputy at the intersection of Lerdo Highway and Magnolia Avenue.
Maria Cervantes Vasquez was a passenger in a Nissan Altima driven by her son on March 22. The vehicle was traveling eastbound on Lerdo Highway when the crash occurred.
Attorney Daniel Rodriguez, who is representing the family of Vasquez, filed a wrongful death claim against Kern County. Rodriguez claims Deputy Juan Cuevas was driving southbound on Magnolia Avenue and failed to stop at a stop sign, causing the fatal crash…