Bakersfield police arrest suspect in hit-and-run fatality on Westside Parkway

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) said a suspect has been arrested during a suspicious death investigation.

BPD officers reported to the eastbound lanes of Westside Parkway near the Mohawk St. off-ramp regarding suspicious circumstances around 6:23 a.m. on Saturday, May 3.

When officers arrived, they found a dead man on the road. Evidence at the scene led officers to determine the man had been struck by a vehicle, which fled the scene…

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