Man dead after being struck twice on Hwy 99 south of Taft Hwy

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead Monday after being struck two different times on southbound Highway 99 near Taft Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Officers said a man was walking in the third lane of southbound Highway 99, south of Taft Highway just after 2:30 a.m. when an unknown vehicle struck him then fled the scene immediately after.

Shortly after, an additional car driving southbound on Highway 99 struck the man lying in the third lane…

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