BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 61-year-old man who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Stine Road in late October has been identified as Jacinto Pineda Cruz, of Bakersfield.
The Kern County coroner said that Cruz was walking in the intersection around 4:23 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2025, when he was struck. He was transported to Kern Medical, where he later died.
Bakersfield police said that officers arrived at the scene near Stine Road and Summer Tree Lane around 4:20 p.m. after receiving a report of a vehicle striking a pedestrian. Cruz was found suffering from moderate to major injuries.
The driver of the vehicle sustained “significant” facial injuries and was treated at a local hospital…