Bakersfield, CA – Fatal Head-On Accident on Hwy 65 at James Rd
Bakersfield, CA (July 15, 2021) – One person was killed in a car accident on the morning of Sunday, July 11th in Bakersfield.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the vehicle collision took place at about 12:10 a.m. on Highway 65 at the intersection for James Road.
Police reports show that a 2003 Infiniti was driving southbound along Highway 65 when, for reasons that have yet to be determined, it veered into the southbound lanes of traffic where it crashed head-on into an oncoming 2011 Chevrolet.
The driver of the Infiniti, a 27-year-old resident of Carson, was killed in the crash.
The driver of the Chevrolet, a male resident of Bakersfield, was transported by paramedics to Kern Medical with moderate injuries.
No additional details about this accident have been provided because the investigation is still underway.
We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased victim at this time. Our thoughts are with the injured victim and his family in hopes of a full recovery.
Fatal Car Accidents in Bakersfield
Over 400 victims are injured in car crashes throughout California each day. The consequences of an accident often create an overwhelming source of stress in a victim’s life. Typically, victims are filled with questions and doubt and unsure of how to move forward.
Even though a majority of motor vehicle collisions end with only minor injuries to the people involved, additional tens of thousands of victims will necessitate hospitalization, surgeries, and emergency medical treatment for their injuries. Based on the kind of car accident, the odds of critical and life-threatening injuries may be higher for certain people. There are many instances where car accident victims receive traumatic brain injuries, injuries to their spinal cord, broken and fractured bones, as well as additional injuries that leave them to deal with emotional trauma and overwhelming physical pain.
Working with an aggressive and skilled legal team in the aftermath of your car accident can make a huge difference in your ability to recover. Since 1983, California personal injury attorneys at Torem & Associates have helped thousands of victims throughout California defend their legal rights after being injured in accidents that were caused by reckless and negligent drivers.
Our attorneys are committed to helping our clients get the justice they are entitled to after suffering financial, physical, and mental damages as a result of another person’s negligence.
In addition to the physical and mental suffering and pain that victims must endure, they are often faced with mounting medical bills while being forced to take time off of work for their injuries. When people are hurt in accidents resulting from negligent and reckless drivers, they should reach out to a car accident attorney in California as soon as possible. Victims may be entitled to compensation to help alleviate the financial burdens they will inevitably face moving forward in their lives.
We provide reliable and aggressive legal representation to make sure that our clients are in the best position possible to move forward, get the medical treatment they need for their injuries and recovery. If you have been injured in an accident, and you believe a negligent driver caused your accident, contact our personal injury law firm in California at (888) 500-5000 to see how we can help you.
Note: Our team of writers utilizes secondary sources when creating these posts. These sources include but are not limited to local news reports, police accident reports, and eyewitness accounts about serious injury accidents in Bakersfield. For that reason, the details surrounding the incident have not been independently verified by our team of writers. If you locate any information that is not correct in our post, please contact our firm right away so that we correct the post to reflect the most accurate information available.
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