BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — One person died and another was hospitalized following multiple crashes that happened in succession in east Bakersfield Saturday evening, according to the Bakersfield Police Department (BPD).
Officers were dispatched to a reported vehicle vs. pedestrian, hit-and-run traffic collision at the intersection of Baker St. and Sumner St. around 6:02 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
While officers were on the way to that crash, they received additional reports of a second crash at Baker St. and Niles St…