BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the girl killed after being struck by a vehicle on Halloween night as 12-year-old Faith Danielle Gomez of Bakersfield.
The Bakersfield Police Department said on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at around 6:36 p.m., officers responded to the 3800 block of Harris Road near Marin Street for a crash involving several pedestrians.
When officers arrived, they found two adults and two children injured.
All four were taken to a hospital.
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Police said the driver, identified as a man, remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
A 12-year-old girl died, and three other people were injured after a car struck them on Harris Road in southwest Bakersfield on Halloween night. (KBAK/KBFX)
According to police, a preliminary investigation found that the driver was traveling eastbound on Harris Road in a red Hyundai sedan when he struck the pedestrians, who were walking southbound within the unmarked crosswalk at the intersection of Marin Street and Harris Road.
Police said as of Saturday, it is unknown whether speed or impairment contributed to the collision.
One of the children, later identified as Faith Danielle Gomez, died from her injuries at the hospital.
Police said the three others sustained injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening.
A GoFundMe was created for Faith. It said in part, “Any donation, no matter the amount, would help ease the financial burden and allow us to focus on honoring Faith and grieving together as a family.”
A GoFundMe identified the 12-year-old girl struck and killed by a vehicle on Halloween night as Faith. PHOTO: GoFundMe
Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to callthe Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.