Coroner IDs woman killed in Shafter crash

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s office identified a woman killed in a crash in Shafter last week.

Maria Cervantes Vasquez, 88, was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a crash at the intersection of West Lerdo Highway and Magnolia Avenue March 22.

Vasquez was transported to Kern Medical where she later died.

17 News has contacted the California Highway Patrol for more information.