BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A crash on Highway 178 in Weldon left two people dead Saturday evening after a car slammed into a tree, according to the Kern County Coroner’s Office.
The collision happened around 6:35 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026, in the 19000 block of Highway 178. The coroner said a man was driving with a female passenger when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle struck a tree. Both the driver and passenger died at the scene.
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The coroner’s office identified the passenger as 62-year-old Deborah Lea Struska of Weldon. The driver was identified only as John Doe, and his name will be released once the next of kin positively identifies him.
California Highway Patro investigated the incident.