BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Utah man died after his motorcycle veered off Sierra Way near Patterson Lane and crashed into a dirt and rock ditch Sunday morning.
The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at around 8:59 a.m., officers were called to Sierra Way, north of Patterson Lane, for a report of a traffic crash involving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
CHP said a preliminary investigation found that a 69-year-old Washington, Utah man was riding a blue 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle southbound on Sierra Way, north of Patterson Lane, at an unknown speed…