BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died after being struck by a vehicle on Norris Road as 31-year-old Jesus Torrez Loya Jr. of Bakersfield.
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The California Highway Patrol said on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at around 8:55 p.m., officers were called to Norris Road, east of Stockton Avenue, for a report of a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian.
CHP said a preliminary investigation found that a 27-year-old Bakersfield man was driving a 2010 silver Toyota Corolla eastbound on Norris Road, east of Stockton Avenue, in the number one lane, at about 45 miles per hour.
For reasons still under investigation, Torrez Loya Jr. was crossing southbound on Norris Road from the north shoulder, outside of a marked crosswalk.
The driver of the Toyota was unable to take evasive action and subsequently struck the him, according to CHP.
Torrez Loya Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Toyota immediately stopped nearby and cooperated with the investigation.
CHP said it is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in the crash.