BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a driver who died in a rear-end collision Tuesday evening on 7th Standard Road.
Daniel Ortega, 20, of Shafter was driving a Honda Civic at 4:06 p.m. on eastbound 7th Standard Road. He stopped to wait for the westbound traffic to clear to make a left turn onto Poplar Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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The driver of a white Chevrolet pickup approached the Honda from behind and struck it.
Ortega’s vehicle was pushed into the westbound lanes and collided with another Honda Civic making a right turn onto Poplar Avenue…