BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man died after crashing into a tree in an area south of Bakersfield early Tuesday morning.
The California Highway Patrol said on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at around 6:36 a.m., officers were called to Wible Road and Phillips Road for a report of a solo-vehicle crash.
CHP said a preliminary investigation revealed that a 47-year-old man, and sole occupant, was driving a 2004 Kia Rio southbound on Wible Road, north of Phillips Road, at an undetermined rate of speed…