Coroner identifies 23-year-old woman struck, killed by BPD vehicle on White Lane

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed after being struck by a Bakersfield police patrol vehicle as 23-year-old Fatima Scarlet Morales.

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The Bakersfield Police Department said on Saturday, October 31st, 2026, at around 2:44 a.m., a BPD patrol vehicle was involved in a crash involving a pedestrian in the 7600 block of White Lane.

Police said the officer driving the patrol vehicle had been dispatched to a call for service and was traveling eastbound on White Lane when a woman walked out into the roadway in front of the patrol vehicle and was struck.

According to police, the pedestrian, later identified as Morales, went into the roadway from the south side of the street and was not crossing in a crosswalk.

Medical aid was immediately rendered, but Morales was pronounced dead.

On Monday, November 1st, the Bakersfield Police Department identified the officer involved in the crash as Officer Robert Carreno. Police said Carreno has been with the Bakersfield Police Department since December 2025 and has been placed on routine paid administrative leave.