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Woman Killed, Man Hurt After Car Veers Off Hwy 58, Hits Stopped Pickup in Bakersfield
Lake Isabella Woman Dies in Bakersfield Crash on Highway 58 near Washington Street
Woman Killed, Man Hurt After Car Veers Off Hwy 58, Hits Stopped Pickup in Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California: An 85-year-old Lake Isabella woman died in a car accident that happened Thursday afternoon on Highway 58 in Bakersfield.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred around 12:19 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the highway just west of Washington Street.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the Lake Isabella woman was driving her car westbound when, for an unknown reason, she veered out of traffic lanes and slammed into the back of a pickup truck stopped on the right shoulder.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man inside the pickup truck was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Police said impairment did not appear to be a contributing factor.