Wrong-Way Driver Killed in Head-on Collision in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Oct. 28, 2025) — A driver was killed early Tuesday morning after crashing head-on into another vehicle along Highway 58, east of Interstate 5 in Bakersfield.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision happened around 5:40 a.m. on October 28, 2025, just east of Bussell Road.
Investigators said a 40-year-old Delano man was driving a Jeep Cherokee westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 58 at a high rate of speed while attempting to pass multiple vehicles.
At the same time, a 50-year-old woman from Lake Havasu, Arizona, was driving a Chrysler 300 eastbound when the Jeep came toward her. For reasons still under investigation, the Jeep driver did not return to the correct lane and collided head-on with the Chrysler.
The impact was fatal for the driver of the Jeep. The condition of the Chrysler driver was not immediately released.
The crash remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol, and it is not yet known whether drugs or alcohol were factors.
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