A man was found dead in the roadway on the 2000 block of 24th Street in Bakersfield after being struck by a vehicle Friday evening.
Bakersfield Police Department officers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 7:28 p.m. on Feb. 27, 2026, after a call to check the welfare of a subject lying in the roadway. Officers arrived and located an adult male in the roadway with fatal injuries. Medical personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Toyota Corolla was traveling westbound on the 2000 block of 24th Street when he struck the pedestrian, who was lying in the roadway for unknown reasons. The driver returned to the scene and cooperated with investigators…